Typing Fundamentals Flashcards
(44 cards)
hunt-and-peck typing
typing with only two to three fingers
by typing properly, you can
accomplish more tasks, be more productive, and have more time to do the things that you enjoy most
Touch typing improves
typing speed and accuracy
touch typing
a typing method in which the touch typist never looks at the keyboard. The fingers hit the right keys by force of habit
standard keyboard layout
QWERTY
the keyboard layout QWERTY is featured on
most home, business and educational keyboards
new keyboard layout
DVORAK
why is the standard keyboard layout called QWERTY
because the Q, W, E, R, T and Y keys are the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard
F, D, S, A, J, K, L, ;
home row (base position)
home row (base position)
S, L, A, K, F, D, J, ;
Keyboards usually have ________ on the F and J keys
small protrusions
small protrusions
help your fingers locate the home row without looking at the keyboard
Color coding
shows which finger should press each key
Upper-case letters and symbols
typed by one hand with the little finger of the other hand holding down the SHIFT key
typing posture and hand position (3 examples)
- Keep your elbows bent at the right angle
- Face the screen with your head slightly tilted forward
- sit straight and keep your back straight.
wpm
words per minute
primary measurements used to gauge your typing ability
wpm and accuracy
Mistyping letters and words directly affects? and why?
it affects your words per minute because if you mistype something, you have to go back and correct it, which greatly slows down your typing
Most typing program ______ your typing results
automatically calculates
scores of typing skills users usually get after each assignment
Gross speed
Accuracy percentage
Net speed
Gross speed
number of keys typed converted into Words per Minute; a simple score showing how fast you were typing the keys
Accuracy
a score that represents the number of errors made
Accuracy percentage
the ratio of keys typed correctly to all keys typed
100% Accuracy percentage means
you did not make any mistakes
