Senior Typist Exam Typing Skills 2

Question 1

On a standard QWERTY keyboard, which keys are the 'home row' keys for the right hand resting position?

Accepted Answer

J, K, L, semicolon

Answer

The right-hand home row keys are J, K, L, and the semicolon.

Question 2

A typist completes 450 words in 9 minutes with no errors. What is the gross typing speed in words per minute?

Accepted Answer

50 WPM

Answer

450 words divided by 9 minutes equals 50 WPM.

Question 3

Which finger is correctly used to strike the letter 'T' in standard touch typing?

Accepted Answer

Left index finger

Answer

The 'T' key is struck with the left index finger.

Question 4

When calculating net WPM, how are errors typically handled?

Accepted Answer

Each error subtracts one word from the gross total

Answer

Net WPM deducts one word per error from the gross word count.

Question 5

What does the term 'accuracy rate' measure in a typing test?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of correctly typed characters

Answer

Accuracy rate is the percentage of characters typed without error.

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