Class 9 IT Unit 2 Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills Questions Answers
Dear students, here Class 9 IT Unit 2 Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills questions answers are given in a very simple language taking the reference of the book Domestic Data Entry Operator published by NCERT.
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A. Multiple Choice Questions
- Which of the following is not a key for punctuation marks ?
(a) comma (,)
(b) period (.)
(c) semicolon ( 😉
(d) equal sign (=)
Ans: (d) equal sign (=)
2. Which of the following is not an arrow key ?
(a) top
(b) down
(c) right
(d) left
Ans: (a) top
3. Which of the following operations is not performed by a mouse ?
(a) Left Click
(b) Right Click
(c) Middle Click
(d) Double Click
Ans: (c) Middle Click
4. In the Rapid typing tutor, which of the following is not true ?
(a) Green letters denote right inputs
(b) Yellow letters stand for right inputs in extra time.
(c) Red letters denote wrong inputs within time.
(d) Orange letters indicate wrong inputs within time.
Ans: (d) Orange letters indicate wrong inputs within time.
5. The lesson control panel can be used for ________________
(a) animation
(b) enable or disable sounds
(c) plain
(d) background
Ans: (b) enable or disable sounds
B. Fill in the blanks :
- A touch typist knows the location on the keyboard through ___________ memory.
Ans: muscle.
2. The typing speed is measured in ___________
Ans: WPM
3. Alphabets (A-Z) and numbers (0-9) are known as ______________ keys.
Ans: Alphanumeric
4. Del key deletes the character at the _________ cursor position.
Ans: current
5. A standard keyboard has ___________ Function keys.
Ans: 12
6. Numeric keypad is used to enter ___________ data.
Ans: numeric
7. Page Up key is used to shift the __________ one page up.
Ans: cursor
8. Pressing the End key moves the cursor to the ____________ character of the line.
Ans: last
9. On numeric keypad, ‘0’ is to be pressed by the ___________ thumb.
Ans: right
10. The numeric keypad has ___________ columns and ________ rows.
Ans: 4 , 5
C. State whether the statements given below are True or False.
- The Alt key is always used with the other key.
Ans: True
2. There are 5 arrow keys on the keyboard.
Ans: False
3. The Backspace key is used to delete the character on the right to the cursor.
Ans: False
4. Caps Lock key is a toggle key.
Ans: True
5. The control key is used in conjunction with other keys.
Ans: True
6. Enter key is also known as Return key.
Ans: True
7. The function keys have different meaning in different software.
Ans: True
8. The keys ‘F’ and ‘J’ are known as guide keys.
Ans: True
9. There are two Caps Lock keys on the keyboard.
Ans: False
10. The mouse has two scroll buttons.
Ans: False
11. PageDown key is used to to move the cursor on next page.
Ans: True
12. Pressing the Home key, moves the cursor to the first character in the document.
Ans: True
13. On a numeric keypad, the number 8 is the guide key.
Ans: False
14. In Rapid Typing Tutor, the right input entered is denoted by yellow colour.
Ans: False
15. In Rapid Typing Tutor, the right input entered in exceeding time frame is denoted by Red colour.
Ans: False.
D. Short answer questions (50 words)

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