Module I Keyboarding UNIT 1 LESSONS 1-20 Through out this course students are required to develop keyboarding skills.

Objectives Demonstrate which fingers control each key on the keyboard Use home key anchor to assist in developing location security. Developing and practicing correct keyboarding techniques.

Type at a speed of 25 words a minute for 1 minute with 2 or fewer errors. Use proper spacing after common marks of punctuation. compose single word responses at the keyboard.

Words to Learn Cursor: visually distinct mark that shows the point on a display screen where the next letter, number, symbol, or space will be entered Default setting: settings that are preset by the software and that remain in effect until the user changes them. Insertion point: a vertical blinking bar on the computer screen that indicates where an action will begin.

Technique: is a procedure used to accomplish a specific activity or task. Word scale Word count: A numerical count of how many words a document contains. Word wrap: the automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line.

Monitor - The video display screen of the computer. CPU (Central Processing Unit) - The "brains" of the computer Keyboard - An input device that enters data with Numbers, letters, symbols, and special function keys. Speakers - Output devices that create sound. Mouse - A small, hand-held input device used for pointing, selecting, and drawing.

CD-ROM Drive: (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) A storage device that reads data from an optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data. CD-R = CD Recordable CD-RW = CD Re-writable

Hardware - The touchable, physical equipment of a computer. Output - The information that leaves the computer. Input - Information that is put into the computer. Hard copy - A printed page of output.

Soft copy - Output produced & viewed on the monitor Soft copy - Output produced & viewed on the monitor. Modem - Computer Hardware that allows information to be passed through the telephone lines. Scanners - Used like a copy machine to allow information to be input into the computer. Data - Information that is entered into a computer. Printer - Output device that creates images on paper. (Laser, Ink Jet, Dot Matrix.)

User's guide - A booklet that gives written information on how to use, repair, and understand your hardware and software.

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