Keyboarding Facts
This quiz is about beginner keyboarding facts along with posture & formatting.
- 1.Which of the following is not a part of proper work area arrangement?
- A.
Clear desk of unnecessary materials.
- B.
Place keyboarding text to the right of your computer monitor.
- C.
Align the computer even with the edge of your desk.
- D.
All of these are part of proper work area arrangement.
- 2.Fingers Should be____________.
- A.
Pecking all over the keyboard.
- B.
Curved over homerow keys so that you key with the tips.
- C.
Anywhere I choose for them to be!
- 3.Your wrist should be____________.
- A.
Flat on the keyboard because you get awfully tired typing.
- B.
Low, but not in contact with the keyboard.
- C.
High in the air, so that your finger position stays on homerow at all times.
- D.
Resting softly on the keyboard.
- 4.Your body should be centered on Which Key on your keyboard?
- A.
F
- B.
K
- C.
J
- D.
S
- E.
D
- 5.What distance should your body be from your desk?
- A.
A foot
- B.
Far back enough for me to reach the keys
- C.
A hand's width
- D.
Arms length
- 6.Your _________ & ___________ should be in the back of the chair.
- 7.Where should your feet be while typing
- A.
A hand's width apart.
- B.
Flat on the floor with one foot slightly in front of the other for balance
- C.
Crossed, because it's really comfortable.
- D.
Anyway I feel like placing them when I'm typing.
- 8.How many spaces are after a semicolon?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 9.Most of the material you key is with _______________.
- A.
Index finger
- B.
Middle Finger
- C.
Right Thumb
- D.
Left Thumb
- 10._____________ should be resting on the spacebar.
- A.
Wrist
- B.
Palm of the hand
- C.
Thumbs
- D.
Index Finger
- 11.How many spaces follow a period with an internal abbreviation?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
0
- 12.According to the text, you space _________ time(s) after a period unless a more noticeable break between sentences is desired.
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
5
- 13.To perform the 1-2-3 Method I:
- A.
Hold down the shift key (Reach out & down).
- B.
Strike the desired key 3 times.
- C.
Strike the key to be capitalized
- D.
Press enter 3 times.
- E.
Release both keys & return to home row keys.
- 14.Where should your eyes be while you are typing?
- A.
Eyes should go back & forth from your copy to the computer screen so that you can have fewer errors.
- B.
Eyes should be looking down at your fingers so that you see which keys you are pushing.
- C.
Eyes should be looking at the floor to make sure your feet are flat.
- D.
Eyes should remain on your copy so that you do not lose your place
- 15.True or False. A standard page of paper is 8 1/2 X 11 inches.
- 16.Paper printed with short edge at the top is in what orientation?
- A.
Portrait
- B.
Landscape
- C.
Layout
- D.
Printable
- 17.Paper printed with a long edge at the top is in what orientation?
- A.
Portrait
- B.
Landscape
- C.
Layout
- D.
Printable
- 18.The space around your paper where no text is printed is the____________.
- A.
Page layout edge
- B.
Printable edge
- C.
Margin
- D.
Sides
- 19.Margins should not be set smaller than___________.
- A.
1/2 inch.
- B.
1/5 inch
- C.
1 inch
- D.
1/4 inch
- 20.True or False. Each side of your paper has a margin.
- 21.A return that is made by the typist is called a_______________.
- A.
Entered return
- B.
Spaced return
- C.
Soft return
- D.
Hard return
- 22.A __________ takes place when there is no more room for text to be placed on the current line.
- A.
Entered return
- B.
Hard return
- C.
Spaced return
- D.
Soft return
- 23.Please select the correct example of Single Spaced Text:
- A.
This is an example for this quiz.
- B.
This is an example For this quiz.
- C.
This is an example For this quiz.
- D.
This is an example For this quiz.
- 24.Please select the Correct Example for text that is double spaced.
- A.
This is an example for this quiz.
- B.
This is an example for this quiz.
- C.
This is an example for this quiz.
- D.
This is an example for this quiz.
- 25.True or False. Triple space has 3 blank lines left between lines of text.
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