Keyboarding & Computer Basics

Question 1

performs specific tasks on a computer

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Application software

Question 2

moves the mouse pointer across the screen used to point and click on a monitor.

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Mouse

Question 3

are found across the top row of keys & are used to make a certain task happen

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Function keys

Question 4

will move the cursor to the beginning of the next line

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Enter key

Question 5

used to type a special character on the top of a key.

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Shift key

Question 6

used to point and click something on a laptop screen

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Touchpad

Question 7

are small enough for you to pick it up and carry

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Laptop computers

Question 8

deletes characters to the left of the cursor.

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Backspace

Question 9

allows a user to view what the computer is processing on a screen

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Monitor

Question 10

allows a user to hear audio output from a computer

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Speaker

Question 11

manages or operates your computer in a way that allows you to interact with it.

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Operating system

Question 12

removes character to the right of the cursor.

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Delete

Question 13

to teach your fingers to press the correct keys on a computer keyboard

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Keyboarding

Question 14

refers to any part of the computer you can touch

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Hardware

Question 15

is the brain of the computer

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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provides access to the internet

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Modem

Question 17

are generally left in one location and are not easily portable

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Desktop computers

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allows you to type a string of characters in all capital letters

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CAPS LOCK

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will move the cursor to the next tab stop in word processing programs

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Tab key

Question 20

allows a user to view a hard copy of what the computer has processed

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Printer

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allows you to type data into the computer

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Keyboard

Question 22

to create a document using a computer and word processing software.

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Word Processing

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