Keyboarding Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Posture | the position of a person's body while standing or sitting.
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| hard ware | the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
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| alt+tab | keyboard shortcut
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| Homerow | keyboard being A, S, D, and F for the left hand and J, K, L, and the semicolon for the right.
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| Accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise.
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| WPM | Words Per Minute
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| Back Space | cursor to move backward
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| Key Boarding Posture | to create a safe, comfortable environment at your computer
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| Caps Lock | a key on a computer keyboard that makes all the keys produce capital letters
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| Keyboard Shortcut | set of one or several keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user
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| Control Key (Ctrl) | a key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time
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| QWERTY | keyboards, having q, w, e, r, t, and y as the first keys from the left on the top row of letters
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| Cursor Control Key | move the cursor
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| Service Keys | a specific use in order to save a user time.
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| Delete | a command or key on a computer that erases text
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| Shift Key |
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| Delete | a command or key on a computer that erases text
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| Enter/Return | Used to move the cursor down a line
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| Software | the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
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| Home Keys | to which four fingers of each hand return as a base, on a QWERTY keyboard being A, S, D, and F for the left hand and J, K, L
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| Spacebar | to which four fingers of each hand return as a base, on a QWERTY keyboard being A, S, D, and F for the left hand and J, K, L
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| Function Keys | a button on a computer keyboard, distinct from the main alphanumeric keys, to which software can assign a particular function.
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| PrtSc | Print screen is a key present on most PC keyboard
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| Gross WPM | , is a measure of input or output speed
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| Net WPM | , is a measure of input or output speed
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