Beginning computer class, Instructor Al Williams Quiz 3 Keyboarding and
Ergonomics…
These are true false concerning ergonomics
1. Ergonomics is not important to your health in relationship to your long term use of
computers.
T. F.
2. You should take a two hour break for every for every ten minutes of work.
T. F.
3. You should periodically focus your eyes long distance to counteract the effects of
constantly focusing your eyes short range on a computer monitor.
T. F.
4. You want to put as much stress and strain on your wrist as possible while keyboarding
and using the mouse.
T. F.
5. You monitor should be placed about half an arms length from your face, and positioned
just slightly below eye level.
T. F.
6. Periodically stretching and all stretching exercises are really a waste of time.
T. F
7. Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI’s) from computing is really only a myth.
T. F.
8. Ergonomics is the science of creating a work environment that is well tuned and
responsive to the human body.
T. F.
9. Your forearms should be positioned parallel to the floor when you type.
T. F.
10. Tendonitis and Carpal Tunnel syndrome are caused by bad work habits, being unaware
or careless of ergonomic conditions and repetitive motion or activities…
T.F.
These are true false about keyboarding.
11. All computer keyboards are exactly the same. T. F.
12. The keys on a keyboard fall into five different groups, Function keys, Alphanumeric
keys, Editing keys, the Numeric keypad and the Cursor or Arrow keys. T. F.
13. Both the Control and the Alt keys are used to modify the function of another key or the
mouse and are always used in concert with another key or mouse click. T. F.
14. The Escape (ESC) key cancels a command or closes a dialogue box. T. F.
15. Num lock switches the numeric keypad on and off. T. F.
16. Caps lock switches on all capitals typing for alphabetic characters T. F.