Keyboard Utilization
1. Arrow Keys--keys used in place of the mouse to move the cursor to a new
location
2. Backspace--key which removes the text to the left of the cursor position.
3. Caps lock key--key on a keyboard that causes all letters keyed to be capital letters
4. Character--any letter, number, or symbol typed on the keyboard
5. Command Keys--used in conjunction with another key to carry out an
operation
6. Computer--machine that performs four functions: input, processing, storage,
and output. It can perform calculations and process a large amount of
information accurately and much more rapidly than the human brain.
7. Cut and Paste--to highlight text and move it to another location
8. Data--information entered into the computer. The computer processes data.
9. Delete--to remove or erase
10. Delete key--key which removes the text to the right of the cursor position.
11. Document--anything produced in a word processing program
12. Double space--when keying text, the act of spacing text two lines apart
13. Enter/Return key--key on a keyboard that is used to enter information into a
computer or to return the cursor to the beginning of a new line
14. Format--the way the words look on a page
15. Hardcopy--output from a computer that you can touch--(Ex: output from a
printer or plotter)
16. Home row keys--The keys on the keyboard where hands are positioned for
typing. The keys are a, s, d, f, j, k, l, ;
17. Icons--pictures or symbols that represent work (files or programs) behind
them
18. Insert--to add new text into already existing text without deleting previously
keyed text
19. Justification--to align text either to the left/right or both margins
20. Keyboard--an input device consisting of a standardized layout of buttons or
keys with symbols, such as letters or numbers, that can be entered into a
computer by pressing on the keys.
21. Letter keys--keys on a keyboard which contain the letters of the alphabet
22. Menu Bar--The line at the top of the screen that gives you your different
choices
23. Number keys--keys on a keyboard which contain the numbers 0-9
24. Posture--the position of the body or of parts of the body
25. Printer--a mechanical output device that can print text and graphics on
paper
26. Printout--output from a printer
27. Return/Enter key--key on a keyboard that is used to enter information into a
computer or to return the cursor to the beginning of a new line
28. Scroll--to move text up and down and left and right on the screen
29. Shift key--key on a keyboard that is used to capitalize letters when pressed
with that letter key
30. Softcopy--output from a computer that you can see or hear, but cannot
touch--(Ex: output from a monitor or speaker)
31. Software--instructions on a disk that make the computer work. It tells the
computer (CPU) what to do. Software programs are usually stored on disks
until needed. Often the disk containing the program is called software.
32. Space bar--key on a keyboard that spaces the cursor forward one space at a
time and produces a blank space when pressed
33. Special Function Keys--keys that carry out specific things (Ex: Shift keys,
Return/Enter keys, Caps Lock key)
34. Strike--to tap or press the keys of a keyboard with a finger or thumb
35. Symbol key--key on a keyboard that contains a symbol
36. Tab key--a key used to indent text in a line; can also be used to set-up
columns in a document
37. Text--another name for alphabetical data that was entered
38. Title Bar--The line near the top of the screen that gives the name of your file
39. Word Wrap--letting the computer decide where to end each line (typing text
without pushing return/enter at the end of each line)