Chapter 2 Data Entry And Keyboarding Skill
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 (=)
Answer – option d
2. Which of the following is not an arrow key?
(a) top (^) (b) down (↓) (c) right (→) (d) left (←)
Answer – option a
3. Which of the following operation is not performed by a mouse?
(a) Left Click (b) Right Click (c) Middle Click (d) Double Click
Answer – option c
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.
Answer - option d
5. The lesson control panel can be used for______________.
(a) animation (b) enable or disable sounds (c) plain (d) background
Answer- option b
B. Fill in the blank
1. A touch typist knows the location on the keyboard through muscle memory.
2. The typing speed is measured in word .
3. Alphabets (A–Z) and numbers (0–9) are known as alphanumeric 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 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 meaning 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 next page.
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
Short answer questions (50 words)
Ques 1. Discuss the various types of keys available on a computer keyboard
Ans - • Alphanumeric keys: All of the alphabet (A-Z) and numbers (0-9) on the keyboard.
Punctuation keys: All of the keys associated with punctuation, such as the comma (,), period (.), semicolon (;), brackets ([]), and parenthesis ({ }) and so on. Also, all of the mathematical operators such as the plus sign (+), minus sign (-), and equal sign (=)
.• Alt key: Short for Alternate, this key is like a second control key.
• Arrow keys: There are four arrow keys to move the cursor (or insertion point) up (↑), down (↓), right (→), or left (←). Arrow keys can be used in conjunction with the
• Shift or Alt keys: To move the cursor in more than one position at a time.
• Backspace key: Deletes the character just to the left of the cursor (or insertion point) and moves the cursor
• Caps Lock key: It is a toggle key, which when activated, causes all alphabetic characters to be uppercase.
• Ctrl key: The control key is used in conjunction with other keys to produce control characters. The meaning of each control character depends on which program is running
.• Delete key: The Del key deletes the character at the current cursor position, or the selected object, but does not move the cursor. For graphics-based applications, the delete key deletes the character to the right of the insertion point
.• Enter key or Return key: It is used to enter commands or to move the cursor to the beginning of the next line
. • Esc key: The Escape key is used to send special codes to devices and to exit (or escape) from programs and tasks.
• Function keys: Special keys labelled F1 to F12. These keys have different meaning depending on which program is running.
Ques2 - Differentiate between Home Keys and Guide Keys.
Ans- Home key – Alphabet ASDF are home keys for the left hand and ; ( semi colon ) LKJ for the right hand . The fingers are trained to make correct movement to other keys and each finger return immediately to its respective home key after it has depressed the corresponding key in any other row
Guide key – On a computer keyboard ‘F’ AND ‘J’ are called guide keys for left and right hand respectively. Both contain a small tangible mark with the help of which the touch typist can place the fingers correctly on the home key. ‘5’ is the guide key for numeric keypad .
Ques 3 - What do you understand by Guide Keys? Name the Guide keys of a (a) computer keyboard(b) typewriter
Ans –On a computer keyboard ‘F’ AND ‘J’ are called guide keys for left and right hand respectively. Both contain a small tangible mark with the help of which the touch typist can place the fingers correctly on the home key. ‘5’ is the guide key for numeric keypad.
Ques 4 Explain the role of typing ergonomics.
Ans – Typing ergonomics provide logistic support for efficient and effective typewriting. They are important to attain and maintain typing accuracy and speed
Ques 5-Why the use of various typing software is common now-a-days?
Ans – 1. There are many software available online which are free and open source software .
2. It is designed to learn typing efficiently and affectively .
3. Learning to type is fun with the tuping game included with various tuping software.
Ques 6 - Mention the finger allocation of keys of the Bottom Row of computer keyboard.
Ans - the fingers allocation of keys of the bottom row of computer keyboard are -:
1. Press ‘Z’ with ring finger of left hand . Similarly type ‘X’ and ‘C’ with the middle and forefinger respectively.
2. Type full stop (.) , comma (,) , m,n with little,ring , middle and forefinger of right , respectively, which will appear as given ZXC.,MN
3. Alphabet ‘V’ and ‘B’ are to be typed with forefinger of left and right hand .
