Keyboarding Terms

printer

(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

speakers

An output device that allows you to hear voice, music, and other sounds from your computer.

Computer input

Computer input is whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system.

Homerow keys

Refers to the anchor keys in the center row on a keyboard: a s d f (left) j k l ; (right), where you place your fingers while properly keyboarding.

Anchor keys

The keys where your index fingers rest. They have raised dots or lines that you can feel on the keyboard. They are the f and j keys.

computer mouse

This is an input device that usually controls a pointer on the screen

Techniques

When you practice routines or methods to help you do something

computer keyboard

a keyboard that is a data input device for computers

computer monitor

a type of output device that can send animation and video as well as text, objects, illustrations, and photographs out of a computer.

central processing unit

executes commands from a computer's hardware and software; the principal computer chip that contains several processing components, which determines the computer's operating speed; the "brain" of a computer

Computer output

information that comes from a computer after it has been processed

Handspan

the span of a hand