Review for 1 st Quiz
How to listen properly Stop what you are doing
How to listen properly Stop what you are doing Eyes on the speaker
How to listen properly Stop what you are doing Eyes on the speaker Only one person speaking at a time
How to listen properly Stop what you are doing Eyes on the speaker Only one person speaking at a time Do not get up out of your seat or interrupt the speaker until they are finished.
What do we call the method of Typing we will be learning this year
Touch Typing We will be using a program called edutyping.com
What type of keyboard do we use in this class
QWERTY It is called QWERTY because they are the first six letters on the top row of letters.
The typewriter was invented in the 1860’s The first computers were invented in the 1930’s The first personal computers were invented in 1970’s
What are the Home Row Keys
ASDF and JKL; The F and J keys have a raised bump so that you can feel where your fingers are supposed to go
Where does your thumb go
It should hover over the space bar Use the thumb you are most comfortable with
What does GWAM and WPM mean
GWAM stands for Gross Words a Minute WPM stands for words per minute
Vocabulary Terms
ACCURACY - a measure of error in keyboarding CURSOR - visually distinct mark that shows the point on a display screen where the next letter, number, symbol, or space will be entered CAPS LOCK KEY - key pressed to turn everything you type into capital letters
Vocabulary Terms BACKSPACE KEY - key used to back up and erase the character or space to the left of the cursor DELETE KEY - the key pressed to remove selected text or objects or characters to the right of the cursor
Vocabulary Terms ENTER KEY - the key pressed to begin a new line in a word processor, or to signal the computer that data has been typed in and completed (also called Return Key) FUNCTION KEYS - keys labeled from FL to Fl2 that can be pressed to do a certain task
Vocabulary Terms KEY - the process of striking keys to record and display words and data KEYBOARD - an arrangement of keys on a “board” that is attached to a computer used to input data SHIFT KEY - a key used to make capital letters and certain symbols when pressed in combination with another key