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MOUNT

LITERA
ZEE SCHOOL
PART - B
UNIT-2
DATA ENTRY
&
KEYBOARDIN
INTRODUCTION
IN ORDER TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL SKILLS
IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS, KNOWLEDGE OF
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE KEYBOARDING
SKILLS AND TYPING ERGONOMICS HAS
BECOME INEVITABLE TODAY.
IN THIS UNIT, WE WILL STUDY ABOUT
VARIOUS TYPES OF KEYS, TYPING
ERGONOMICS AND POSITIONING OF FINGERS
ON THE KEYBOARD ACCORDING TO TOUCH
METHOD OF TYPEWRITING AND USE OF TYPING
SOFTWARE FOR LEARNING KEYBOARDING
SKILLS.
Lets Know our Keyboard
KEYBOARD IS THE MOST COMMON TEXT-
BASED INPUT DEVICE. COMPUTER KEYBOARDS
ARE SIMILAR TO ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER
KEYBOARDS WITH ADDITIONAL KEYS. A
KEYBOARD GENERALLY HAS MORE THAN 100
KEYS. EACH KEY OF A KEYBOARD
CORRESPONDS TO A SINGLE SYMBOL. SOME
SYMBOLS REQUIRE PRESSING AND HOLDING
SEVERAL KEYS SIMULTANEOUSLY OR IN
SEQUENCE. IT ALLOWS ENTERING ALPHABETS,
DIGITS AND SYMBOLS INTO THE COMPUTER.
Do you
remember the
interesting
name of the
Keyboard ?
We call it :
QWER
TY
As you can see, they
keyboard is named for the
first 6 letters on the top
row of the keyboard.
Here are some important keys to know

Backspace: erases
backwards one
letter at a time
Space Bar: adds a
space between Enter Key: Like
words clicking “ok” or go
down one line
There is
another
SHIFT key
SHIFT key: Makes
here ! letters capitalized
Types of
keys
Alphanumeric keys: All of the
alphabet (A-Z) and numbers (0-9) on
the keyboard.
Punctuation
keys:
All of the keys associated with punctuation, such as the comma (,),
period (.), semicolon (;), brackets ([]), and parenthesis ({ }) and so
on. Also, all of the mathematical operators such as the plus sign
(+), minus sign (-), and equal sign (=).
Punctuation Keys

Alt key: Short for


Alternate, this key is like a
second control key.
Arrow keys: There are four arrow keys to
move the cursor (or insertion point) up (↑),
down (↓), right (→), or left (←). Arrow keys can
be used in conjunction with the
Shift or Alt keys: To move the cursor in
more than one position at a time.
Delete key: The Del key deletes the character at the current
cursor position, or the selected object, but does not move
the cursor. For graphics-based applications, the delete key
Caps Lock key: It is a toggle key, which
when activated, causes all alphabetic deletes the character to the right of the insertion point.
characters to be uppercase.

Ctrl key: The control key is used in conjunction with


other keys to produce control characters. The
meaning of each control character depends on which
program is running.
Function keys: Special keys labelled F1 to F12. These keys have
different meaning depending on which program is running.

Esc key: The Escape key is used to send special


codes to devices and to exit (or escape) from
programs and tasks.
entered. This keypad is just like a
simple calculator. It is normally
located on the right-hand side of
computer keyboard. It contains
numbers 0 to 9, addition (+),
subtraction (–), multiplication (*) and
division (/) symbols, a decimal point
(.) and Num Lock and Enter keys.
Numeric keypad may also work on
dual mode. On one mode, it
represents numbers and on the other
mode, it contains various keys like
arrow keys, page up, page down, etc.
NumLock is provided to switch
between the two modes. Usually,
some of the keyboards of laptops do
not have a numeric keypad.
Now lets talk about the
Home Keys!

Its where your


fingers live!
Alphabets ASDF are home keys for the left hand and
; (semi-colon) LKJ for the right hand

Left hand goes Right hand


on A S D F goes on J K L ;

Thumbs on the space bar


Your fingers should rest gently on the key without
pushing down until you need to use it.
If you need to use a key that is not a home key. Your closest home
key finger should visit that key and go right back home.
PLACEM
ENT OF
FINGERS
ON
KEYBOA
RD
WHILE
TYPING
On a computer keyboard, keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are
Guide
called guide keys keysand right hand,
for left
respectively. Both contain a small raised
tangible mark with the help of which the
touch typist can place the fingers correctly
on the home keys.
Let's Practice 1
A. Type the following in double line
spacing to get perfection over the
Home Row.
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh
asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh asdfg;lkjh

fads lall dask sad slak flask fads lall dask sad slak
flask
fads lall dask sad slak flask fads lall dask sad slak
flask
fads lall dask sad slak flask fads lall dask sad slak
flask
fads lall dask sad slak flask fads lall dask sad slak
flask
Lecture – 1
ENDS
To be
continued………..

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