Mr. Stephenson
Keyboarding
Quarter Test Study Guide
Test Date: _______________
General: Test will be a combination of multiple choice, True/False, and fill in the blank.
There will also be word problems on calculating GWAM and converting GWAM grades
to letter and numeric grades. It will be a computer based test that is 204 points. It is 14%
of your quarter grade. STUDY!!!!!!
Computer Parts (See “Computer Quest” worksheet):
-Know CPU
-Hard Drives/Floppy Drives
-Motherboard
-Keyboard Names
-Inventor/Names of keyboard
-Hardware/Software
-3 Functions of a Computer
-“Office Button,” “Title Bar,” and
-Input/Output examples
“Ribbon User Interface/UI”
-Why is “plug and play” important?
-Know BIOS
-Memory storage and size
-Know what a modem does.
Class Expectations (See “Class Expectations” file and listed in class):
-Know where to find them
Keyboarding Techniques/Posture (See “Keyboarding Skills Observation” file and
listed in class):
-Know where to find them
Keys (See “Color Coded Keyboarding” file. This WILL NOT be listed in class):
-Know “Home Row.”
-Know appropriate Hand and finger location of keys covered in Lessons 1-12
(Example: What is the appropriate hand and finger position for the “U” key?
Answer: Right Index Finger).
-Keys covered: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, H, E, I, R, O, T, N, G, ., U, C, B, Y
-You will have use of your keyboard to help you. Color Keyboarding Chart will
NOT be posted in class.
GWAM:
-Abbreviation for Gross Words A Minute
-Word problem example: Mr. Stephenson took a 5 minute timed test and typed in
500 total words. What is his GWAM? Answer: 500 words divided by 5 minutes
or 100 GWAM.
-Using the Grading Scale in class, know how to convert GWAM grades into letter
AND numeric grades
Foundation Skills (See “Foundation Skills/Atlas” worksheet):
-Know the 6 categories covered in class: Home, Business, TV/Entertainment,
School, Music, Sports.
-Know that keyboarding is a “Foundation Skill” for future success.
-Know that keyboarding “saves time” and “increases communication.”
-Know exact percentage of jobs in US that utilize keyboarding/computers
covered in class.