Keyboarding Technique Terms
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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Technique | The form and keying style that a typist uses while operating the keyboard.
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Touch-Method | To key by touch rather than by the hunt-and-peck method.
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Posture | The way the typist sits; the way the typist's arms, wrists, fingers, legs and feet are placed.
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Work Area | Arrangement of the keyboard, copy, mouse, and other materials on the desk.
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Alphabetic Keys | Letter keys on the keyboard
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Enter | Used to move the cursor down a line
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GWAM (Gross Words a Minute) | The number of keystrokes a typist can make in a timed period.
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Space Bar | Used to insert spaces between characters.
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Standard Keyboarding Word | Five characters or any combination of five characters and spaces.
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