| A | B |
| home keys | “The keys where you place your fingers to begin keying: a s d f for left hand and j k l ; for right hand” |
| Space Bar | Key used to place a space between words |
| ENTER | Key used to return the insertion point to the left margin and move it down one line |
| margin | The blank space between the edge of the paper and the print |
| single-space | Tapping the ENTER key once to move the insertion point down one line |
| double-space | Tapping the ENTER key twice to move the insertion point down two lines |
| quadruple-space | Tapping the ENTER key four times to move the insertion point down four lines |
| standard word | “In keyboarding it is 5 characters." |
| “gross words a minute (gwam)” | ” The number of standard words keyed in 1'” |
| caps lock | A key used to key a series of capital letters |
| backspace | A key used to delete characters to the left of the insertion point |
| tab | A key used to move the insertion point to a specific location on the line |
| Hacker | Someone who maliciously breaks into a computer |
| Private data | Social security numbers and credit card numbers are examples of this |
| Phishing | Pretending to be a website in order to gain private data |
| Password | Should be made of letters and numbers; do not share with anyone other than your parents/guardian |
| Blog | A web journal used for political, personal, business, etc. We will use it for practicing keyboarding and other assignments |