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keyboaring Vocab
keyboarding Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| posture | the position of a person's body while standing or sitting |
| alt+tab | switch between windows |
| accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise |
| backspace | a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that causes the carriage or cursor to move backward |
| caps lock | a key on a computer keyboard that you press to make any letters you type appear as capital letters until you press it again |
| contol key(ctrl) | a key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time |
| cursor control key | Keys on terminal or microcomputer keyboards, usually designated with arrows, that position the screen cursor up, down, right or left |
| delete | a command or key on a computer that erases text |
| enter/return | a key on a computer keyboard that is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu |
| home keys | a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard that acts as the base position for one's fingers in touch-typing. |
| function keys | a button on a computer keyboard, distinct from the main alphanumeric keys, to which software can assign a particular function |
| gross WPM | The gross typing speed is calculated by taking all words typed and dividing by the time it took to type the words in minutes |
| hardware | tools, machinery, and other durable equipment. |
| homerow | the row on a typewriter or computer keyboard that contains the keys (home keys) to which four fingers of each hand return as a base |
| wpm | words per minute |
| keyboarding posture | the proper way to sit while typing |
| keyboard shortcut | a keyboard shortcut is a set of one or several keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user |
| QWERTY | denoting the standard layout on English-language typewriters and keyboards, having q, w, e, r, t, and y as the first keys from the left on the top row of letters |
| service keys | |
| shift key | A key on a computer keyboard that, when depressed, changes letters from lowercase to uppercase, changes the effect of a concurrently depressed function key in an application, or changes the effect of pushing a button on a pointing device |