DigiTools Digital Workbook
Chapter 3                                                                  

Save As:  DigiTools Chapter 3

 

Instructions:  Key your answers to the questions below.

 

1.  What is the purpose of the function keys on a computer keyboard?

2.  What is the purpose of the Shift key on a computer keyboard?

3.  Which key removes text to the right of the insertion point?

4.  What is the purpose of the Windows key?

5.  How should you position the computer keyboard when preparing to key?

6.  Describe proper keying position.

7.  List the home keys.  Why are these keys called the home keys?

8.  How should you strike the keys when typing?

9.  How should you strike the Space Bar?

10. How do you insert a hard return in a document?

11. Which finger should you use to strike the Enter key?

12. Why should you keep your eyes on the copy as you key?

13. How many times should you space after a semicolon used as punctuation?

14. How many times should you space after a period following an initial or abbreviation?

15. Which finger should you use to strike the Tab key?

  

 

Vocabulary Reinforcement

Instructions:  Enter the letter of each term at the left beside its definition at the right.

 

A.

Backspace

_____

1.

Key used when making capital letters

B.

Caps Lock

_____

2.

Proofreaders’ mark for space

C.

Escape

_____

3.

Key used to delete text to the left of the insertion point

D.

hard return

_____

4.

In keyboarding, five characters and/or spaces

E.

home keys

_____

5.

Moves the insertion point to the left margin and down one line

F.

scrolling

_____

6.

Proofreaders’ mark for insert

G.

Shift

_____

7.

Used to key a series of capital letters

H.

standard word

_____

8.

On a full screen, the top line disappears when a new line is added at the bottom

I.

^

_____

9.

Closes a software menu or dialog box

J.

#

_____

10.

A S D F J K L ; keys

 

Keyboarding Practice:  Response Patterns

Instructions:     Open Microsoft Word.  Key each line once at a comfortable, constant rate.  Determine lines that need more practice.  Repeat those lines. Save As Chapter 3 Workbook.  SS (Single Space) within lines, DS (Double Space) between lines.

REFER TO SHEET FOR LINES TO TYPE HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Math Practice:  Converting to Metric Measurements

Instructions:  Calculate answers to the following questions.

Joe from the Manufacturing Department submitted a purchase requisition for the items shown below.  The company we purchase these items from uses metric measurements.

 

1.   Convert the English measurements to metric measurements.  Round amounts up to the nearest whole number.

 

2.   Calculate the total purchase price for each item and the total for all items.

 

 

 

Item

Quantity

Unit Price

Total Price

X-47291 Blue Paint

300 gallons

$20.00 per liter

 

FOC-942 Fiber Optic Cable

1,000 feet

$30.00 per meter

 

ES-4579 Electrical solder

500 pounds

$1.10 per kilogram

 

Total for All Items

 

 

Hint:

l foot = .3048 meters

1 lb. = .4536 kilograms

1 gal. = 3.7854 liters