{"id":46,"date":"2020-11-27T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-2-self-test\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:48:39","slug":"unit-2-self-test","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-2-self-test\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 2: Self-test","rendered":"Unit 2: Self-test"},"content":{"raw":"

Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_5blf8axw?width=608&height=70&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nFind answers to this self-test at the back of the book: Answers for Self-Tests<\/a>\r\n

True or false<\/h2>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  1. Hands should\u00a0be flat, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Feet should be\u00a0flat\u00a0on the ground and cross.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Keep eyes on the hands rather than the keyboard.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Always try to return your fingers to the base position when you are not typing.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Fill\u00a0in the blank<\/h2>\r\n
      \r\n \t
    1. [Blank] typing is a method of typing without looking at the keyboard.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. [Blank] body in front of keyboard and sit up straight.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Base positions or [blank] row keys: the row of keys located on the middle row of the keyboard.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. The home row keys for the left hand are A, S, [blank], and F.<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. The home row keys for the right hand are J, [blank], L, and the semicolon (;).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Multiple choice<\/h2>\r\n
        \r\n \t
      1. Benefits of touch typing:\r\n
          \r\n \t
        1. speed<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. productivity<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. accuracy<\/li>\r\n \t
        4. all of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
        5. Arms relaxed and bent to about [blank] degrees; elbows naturally close to body.\r\n
            \r\n \t
          1. 45\u00b0<\/li>\r\n \t
          2. 60\u00b0<\/li>\r\n \t
          3. 30\u00b0<\/li>\r\n \t
          4. 90\u00b0<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
          5. The home row keys for the left hand are A, S, D, and [blank].\r\n
              \r\n \t
            1. L<\/li>\r\n \t
            2. F<\/li>\r\n \t
            3. K<\/li>\r\n \t
            4. L<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
            5. Keyboards usually have small bumps on the [blank] keys.\r\n
                \r\n \t
              1. S and D<\/li>\r\n \t
              2. A and F<\/li>\r\n \t
              3. F and J<\/li>\r\n \t
              4. all of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
              5. Press all [blank] keys with the left ring finger.\r\n
                  \r\n \t
                1. pink<\/li>\r\n \t
                2. brown<\/li>\r\n \t
                3. yellow<\/li>\r\n \t
                4. purple<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                5. Press all [blank] keys with the left index finger.\r\n
                    \r\n \t
                  1. pink<\/li>\r\n \t
                  2. brown<\/li>\r\n \t
                  3. light green<\/li>\r\n \t
                  4. purple<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                  5. Press all [blank] keys with the right ring finger.\r\n
                      \r\n \t
                    1. grey<\/li>\r\n \t
                    2. brown<\/li>\r\n \t
                    3. light green<\/li>\r\n \t
                    4. purple<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

                      Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n