DATA ENTRY AND KEYBOARDING SERVICES

Question 1

how many functions an keys does a keyboard have

Answer 1

a keyboard has about 100 keys

Question 2

what is touch typing

Answer 2

touch typing is when the typist is using his muscle memory to type out the information and he does look at the keyboard

Question 3

what is WPM

Answer 3

words per minute

Question 4

what is the Alt key

Answer 4

Alt key is the short form for alternate key and it is like a second control key

Question 5

how many fingers does touch typing usually involve

Answer 5

it generally involves 8 fingers

Question 6

what does the backspace key do

Answer 6

it deletes the characters that are to the left of the cursor

Question 7

what does the delete key do?

Answer 7

it deletes the characters to the right

Question 8

what is the use of enter or return key

Answer 8

the enter or return key is used to move cursors to the beginning of the nest line
it is also used for entering commands

Question 9

what does the Esc key do

Answer 9

the Esc key send special functions that helps is exit the

Question 10

what are the home keys for right and left hand

Answer 10

right hand:
ASDF
left hand:
jkl;

Question 11

what are the guide keys on the keyboard

Answer 11

the guide keys on the keyboard are f and j

Question 12

what is the numeric keypad on the keyboard (give 3 point)

Answer 12

1. it is something similar to the calculator
2. it has dual modes
3. NumLock is used to switch between the modes

Question 13

what is the shift key used for?

Answer 13

the shift key is used for accessing the functions on top of the keys

Question 14

`what is the cursor

Answer 14

it is a helping tool which flickers when there is a sentence being typed

Question 15

what is the mouse?

Answer 15

the mouse is a pointing device that that is used to locate things on the screen.

Question 16

explain the finger positioning on the mouse

Answer 16

1. the index finger goes on the left button of the mouse
2. the middle finger goes on the right button of the mouse

Question 17

what can the right and the left click be used for?

Answer 17

left click:
1. select an item on the desktop
2. double clicking on the left button will activate the programme the mouse is hovering over.

right click:
1. clicking on the right button on the mouse will display a set of commands

Question 18

what is the use of drag and drop?

Answer 18

the use of drag and drop is to select and move an item from one location to another

Question 19

what is the text panel?

Answer 19

the text panel is the place where the text has to be typed in the Rapid Typing Tutorial

Question 20

what the the taskbar

Answer 20

the taskbar allow a change of basic options

Question 21

what is the function of the lesson control panel?

Answer 21

has functions such as the pause/resume and the disable/able button

Question 22

what do the green and the yellow progress bar represent?

Answer 22

the green bar represents the percentage of completion of the lesson while the yellow bar shows the acceptable time period for the certain character

Question 23

what does the error button lead to on the the RTP

Answer 23

it leads to a detailed statistical report

Question 24

what does Ctrl+1 do on RPT

Answer 24

it displays the characters per minute

Question 25

what does the Ctrl+2 function represent on RPT

Answer 25

it represents the words per minute

Question 26

what does Ctrl+3 represent on the RTP

Answer 26

it represents the accuracy that one has been typing in on different lessons

Question 27

what is GUI

Answer 27

graphical user interface

Question 28

CLI

Answer 28

command line interface

Question 29

what is the difference between backspace key and delete key

Answer 29

the delete key will delete the characters to its left while the backspace key will delete the characters to its right

Question 30

what is the use of enter or return keys

Answer 30

the return and enter key can be used to enter a command or move the cursor to the beginning of the next line

Question 31

what are the procedures for sitting posture?

Answer 31

while typing
1. neck needs to be leaning forward slightly
2. hips should be slightly higher than the knees
3. lower potion of back must touch the lower position of the back rest

Question 32

what is the sitting posture for your arms

Answer 32

1. the palms must be above the keyboard
2. forearm must be in line with the keyboard
3. elbows much be hung naturally