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”Keyboard – an input device (the set of typewriter-like keys) that allows a user to enter characters (letters, numbers, symbols, etc.) into a computer.” (Key Concepts of Computer Studies by Meizhong Wang) ) To type with optimum speed and accuracy keyboarding skills are required. To understand the positioning of the hands and fingers on the keyboard, keyboard is labelled into 9 sections from A to I. Observe the [keyboard diagram] and the table given below to practice typing. Positioning of the hands and fingers play a key role in improving typing speed and accuracy.

Hand and finger to be used	Section on the keyboard	Keys include
Left little finger	A	back quote, Tab, Caps Locks, Shift, Control, the number 1, letters Q, A, and Z, and Alt.
Left ring finger	B	the number 2 and letters W, S, and X.
Left middle finger	C	the number 3 and and letters E, D, and C
Left index finger	D	numbers 4 and 5, and letters R, T, F, G, V, and B
Left or right thumb	E	the space bar
Right index finger	F	numbers 6 and 7, and the letters Y, U, H, J, N, and M
Right middle finger	G	the number 8 and the letters I and K, and the comma
Right ring finger	H	the number 9 and the letters O and L, and the period
Right little finger	I	This includes the rest of the keys on the right side of the keyboard, including the number 0, the hyphen, the equals sign, the delete key, the letter P, the open bracket, the close bracket, the backslash, the semicolon, the apostrophe, the enter key, the forward slash, the shift key, the Alt key, and the Control key.

Labelled_keyboard

ISO keyboard layout (105 keys) with UK engravings. Compared with the source image, the mechanical and visual layouts are different. The color scheme and legends have also been changed in order to better reflect the various key functions.

Image by Simo Kaupinmäki (authors of the source image: Mysid, Ymulleneers, Azaghal of Belegost) licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

There are many online typing speed test tools are available which can help in determine the speed of typing - with words per minute (wpm) you type and also checking the accuracy.

Online free typing test tools
Monkeytype
Typingpal
Typing.com

Self Test

Point added for a correct answer:
Points for a wrong answer:
Ignore the questions' coefficients:

1. Keyboards usually have small bumps on which of these keys.

	F and J.
	Q and P.
	A and F.
	S and D.

2. In an ISO keyboard layout there are 105 keys.

	True.
	False.

3. The base position keys for the left hand Little finger is.

	A.
	P.
	F.
	D.

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