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?
Instructions: Enter the letter of each term at the left beside
its definition at the right.
|
Backspace |
_____ |
1. |
Key used when making capital
letters |
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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 |
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J. |
# |
_____ |
10. |
A S D F J K L ; keys |
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.
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 |
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X-47291 Blue Paint |
300 gallons |
$20.00 per liter |
|
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FOC-942 Fiber Optic Cable |
1,000 feet |
$30.00 per meter |
|
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ES-4579 Electrical solder |
500 pounds |
$1.10 per kilogram |
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|
Total for All Items |
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Hint:
l foot = .3048 meters
1 lb. = .4536 kilograms
1 gal. = 3.7854 liters