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 textwithout 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)