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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (402)

CLASS 9

UNIT-2

DATA ENTRY AND

KEYBOARDING SKILLS

QUESTIONS /ANSWERS

Unit 2

DATA ENTRY AND KEYBOARDING SKILLS

Question Answer

A. Multiple choice questions:-

 

1. Which of the following is not a key for punctuation marks?

(a) comma (,)

(b) period (.)

(c) semicolon (;)

(d) equal sign (=)

 

2. Which of the following is not an arrow key?

(a) top (^)

(b) down (↓)

(c) right (→)

(d) left (←)

 

3. Which of the following operation is not performed by a mouse?

(a) Left Click

(b) Right Click

(c) Middle Click

(d) Double Click

 

4. In the Rapid typing tutor, which of the following is not true?

(a) Green letters denote right inputs.

(b) Yellow letters stand for right inputs in extra time.

(c) Red letters denote wrong inputs within time.

(d) Orange letters indicate wrong inputs with in time.

 

5. The lesson control panel can be used for______________.

(a) animation

(b) enable or disable sounds

(c) plain

(d) background

 

B. Fill in the blanks

1. A touch typist knows the location on the keyboard through muscle memory.

2. The typing speed is measured in words per minute.

3. Alphabet (A–Z) and numbers (0–9) are known as alpha numeric keys.

4. Del key deletes the character at the current cursor position.

5. A standard keyboard has 12 Function keys.

6. Numeric keypad is used to enter numeric data.

7. Page Up key is used to shift the cursor one page up.

8. Pressing the End key moves the cursor to the last character of the line.

9. On numeric keypad ‘0’ is to be pressed by the right-hand thumb.

10. The numeric keypad has four columns and five rows.

 

C. State whether the statements given below are True or False.

1. The Alt key is always used with the other key.                                                                     True

2. There are 5 arrow keys on the keyboard.                                                                    False

3. The Backspace key is used to delete the character on the right to the cursor.           False

4. Caps lock key is a toggle key.                                                                                     True

5. The control key is used in conjunction with other keys.                                            True

6. Enter key is also known as Return key.                                                                     True

7. The function keys have different meanings in different software.                               True

8. The keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are known as guide keys.                                                            True

9. There are two Caps Lock keys on the keyboard.                                                         False

10. The mouse has two scroll buttons.                                                                           False

11. PageDown key is used to move the cursor on the next page.                                   True

12. Pressing the Home Key, moves the cursor to the first character in the document.           False

13. On a numeric keypad, the number 8 is the guide key.                                             False

14. In Rapid typing tutor, the right input entered is denoted by yellow color.                False

15. In Rapid typing tutor, the right input entered in exceeding time frame is denoted by Red colour.                                                                                                                     False

 

Q.1 What is Keyboarding Skills?

Answer:- Keyboard is the most common text-based input device. Computer keyboards are similar to electronic typewriter keyboards with additional keys. A keyboard generally has more than 100 keys. Each key of a keyboard corresponds to a single symbol. Some symbols require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously or in sequence. It allows entering alphabets, digits and symbols into the computer.

 

Q.2 How many types of key in keyboard?

Answer:- Types of key in keyboard:-

• Alphanumeric keys:

• Punctuation keys:

• Alt key:

• Arrow keys:

• Shift or Alt keys:

• Backspace key:

• Caps Lock key:

• Ctrl key:

• Delete key:

• Enter key or Return key:

• Esc key:

• Function keys:

 

 

Q.3 What is use of Numeric keypad?

Answer :- Numeric keypad (Figure. 2.1) is used when enormous numeric data is to be entered. This keypad is just like a simple calculator. It is normally located on the right-hand side of computer keyboard. It contains numbers 0 to 9, addition (+), subtraction (–), multiplication (*) and division (/) symbols, a decimal point (.) and Num Lock and Enter keys.

 

Q.4 Which keys are Home key in keyboard?

Answer:- Alphabets ASDF are home keys for the left hand and; (semi-colon) LKJ for the right hand. The fingers are trained to make the correct movement to other keys.

 

Q.5 Which keys are Guide keys? Write the use of Guide key in Keyboard.

Answer:- On a computer keyboard, keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are called guide keys for left and right hand, respectively. Both contain a small raised tangible mark with the help of which the touch typist can place the fingers correctly on the home keys.

 

Q.6 What is Typing ergonomics? Write some typing ergonomics.

Answer:-

Typing ergonomics provides the logistic support for efficient and effective typewriting. They are important to attain and maintain accuracy and speed. Some of these factors included are as given as below:-

Sitting posture

Position of hands

Monitor placement

Mouse and keyboard placement

Chair and table placement

Placement of matter to be typed

 

 

 

7. Differentiate between Home Keys and Guide Keys.

Answer :

 

8. Why the use of various typing software is common now-a-days?

Ans. Typing softwares help us to improve the following things that is why they are common now-a-days.

● Speed - Typing software help us to easily reach typing speeds above 75-80 words per minute, while a non-trained individual is around 10. This is increased by the fact that a touch typist doesn’t have to look at the keyboard.

● Accuracy - It help to type accurately. Which increase confidence in document production  as we will know what we are writing is spelt correctly and grammatically accurate.

● Time - By increasing the typing speed, typing software help us to save around 20 – 35% of our time used on a computer.

● Decrease Fatigue - Typing software help us to reduce mental and physical

fatigue as typing is both psychologically and physically exhausting when done for long periods of time. Mentally, it keeps us from having to focus on two things at once. Physically, it keeps us from constantly having to bend our head over the keyboard to find our next couple of keystrokes.

● Health - Typing software is better for our health.We are not hunched over looking at the keys, and using all of our fingers actually reduces the risk for repetitive stress injuries (RSI).

● Productivity - By using typing software productivity is increased as well as confidence. Time is nearly halved and errors will become near enough non-existent.

 

Q9. Which keys are used to delete characters?

The backspace key and delete key is used to delete characters.

 

Q10. Why do we use the spacebar key?

The spacebar key is used to enter space between two words.

 

Q11. Write the use of shift key.

The shift key is a modifier key which is used to type capital letters and other alternates for uppercase letters.

 

Q12. How can you increase your typing speed?

We can increase our typing speed by following the rules of touch typing.

 

Q13. What is Home row?

The row which starts from the beginning of Caps Lock key and contains letters F, D, S, A and J, K, L, ; is called the Home row.

 

Q14. Write any four rules of touch typing.

Any four rules of touch typing are as follows:

·        Place the required fingers on the Home row.

·        To press the spacebar use the thumb of whichever hand is more convenient.

·        Use the right little  finger to press the enter key

·        To type Uppercase letters and symbols appearing on keys in number row press the shift key with little finger of the other hand and type the letter.

 Q15. What is the use of right click of mouse?

The right click of mouse is used to bring up the context menu.

 

Q16. What actions does hover of mouse achieve?

Hover of mouse is used to get information about icon or preview of an effect by moving the mouse on it.

 

Q17. State the different color indicators of Results window.

The different colors of Results window are:-

·        Green letter denote right inputs.

·        Yellow letters stand for right inputs exceeding the acceptable timeframe.

·        Red letters denote wrong inputs within the acceptable timeframe.

·        Orange letters indicate wrong inputs that also exceed the acceptable timeframe.

 Q18. How do you select a level?

To select a level click on the first tab on the screen and then select the required level from the list.

 

Q19. What is the use of wallpapers?

Wallpapers are used to change the background of the screen.

 

Q20. What is Statistics window?

The Statistics window is the one which displays the result of the lessons which has been already completed.

 

Q21. Give the names of buttons available in Course window.

The buttons available in Course window are Speed CPM, Speed WPM, Accuracy and Delete.

 

Q22. What is lesson editor?

Lesson editor is a editor which is used to customize lessons i.e add, change, import/export and remove courses and lesson and review each lesson’s statistics.

 

Q23. How will you add a lesson in Rapid Typing?

Steps to add a lesson in Rapid Typing are

Click on Add a New Course button on the taskbar.

Specify the name for the course in the Course Title and then choose the level from Level drop-down list

Click on OK

Q24. What are alphanumeric keys?

Alphanumeric keys refer to all the letters and number on the keyboard i.e. A-Z and 0-9. They are used for typing numbers, symbols and letters.

 

Q25. Write other names of touch typing.

The other names of touch typing are touch type, touch method and touch and type method.

 

Q26. Define Home row of the keyboard.

The row which starts from the beginning of Caps Lock key and contains letters F, D, S, A and J, K, L, ; is called the Home row.

 

Q27. Write the use of result window

The result window displays our achievements in the lesson. It consists of two tabs Rating and Errors. Rating tab display the level, typing speed and accuracy in percentage while Errors window shows detailed statistics for the current lesson.

 

Q28. What is the role of Navigation panel in the lesson editor?

The Navigation panel in the lesson editor is used to show the existing lessons.

 

Q29. Define Touch Typing.

Touch Typing is a technique of pressing keys for typing text without looking at the keyboard keys.

 

Q30. What is Rapid Typing?

Rapid Typing is one of the popular software which helps us to learn the concept of touch typing.

 

Q31. Write the steps to open Rapid Typing software on your computer.

The steps to open Rapid Typing software are

·        Click on Start button

·        Select All Programs options

·        Click on Rapid Typing option.

·        Again click on Rapid Typing option in the submenu

 Q32. Define all levels of Rapid Typing software in brief.

The levels of Rapid Typing software are

Beginner: It is used by fresher’s using the software for the first time.

Intermediate: It is used by those who have skills of beginner level and want to improve their touch typing skills.

Expert: It is used by those who have knowledge of both levels and want to be an expert in touch typing.

 

Q33. Why do you use the Statistics window?

We use the Statistics window to see the result of the lessons which we have already completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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