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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| alt+tab | switch between windows
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| accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise
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| backspace | a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that causes the carriage or cursor to move backward
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| 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
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| contol key(ctrl) | a key that alters the function of another key if both are pressed at the same time
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| cursor control key | Keys on terminal or microcomputer keyboards, usually designated with arrows, that position the screen cursor up, down, right or left
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| delete |
a command or key on a computer that erases text
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| 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
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| home keys | a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard that acts as the base position for one's fingers in touch-typing.
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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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| 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
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| hardware | tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.
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| 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
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| wpm | words per minute
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| keyboarding posture | the proper way to sit while typing
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| 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
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| 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
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| service keys |
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| 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
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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