This document provides information about basic mouse and keyboard skills. It describes the four sections of a standard keyboard - the alphanumeric keys, cursor movement keys, numeric keypad, and function keys. It also explains how to hold a mouse properly, how to point and click, and how scrolling and cursor movement works. The objective is to help students improve their typing and literacy skills through hands-on practice with keyboards, mice, and online tutorials.

1. BASIC MOUSE & KEYBOARD

2. OBJECTIVE
 TO DEVELOP BETTER TYPING SKILLS AN
DHELP IMPROVE BASIC LITERACY
 STUDENTS CAN ALSO ENGAGE IN HANDS
ON LAB FOR KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
PRACTICE USING FREE WEB TUTORIALS

3. BASIC KEYBOARDING
 THE STANDARD 104-KEY WINDOWS
KEYBOARD HAS FOUR DISTINCT
SECTIONS :
1 THE ALPHANUMERIC KEYS
2 THE CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS
3 THE NUMERIC KEYPAD
4 THE FUNCTION KEYS

4. ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD
 DEFINITIONS:THE ALPHANUMERIC
KEYBOARD CONTAINS THE ALPHABET
AND NUMBERS AS WELL AS SPECIAL
KEYS SUCH AS PAUSE , BREAK AND
PRINT SCREEN .
 IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STANDARD
TYPEWRITER KEYBOARD .

5. CURSOR KEYPAD
 DEFINITION: THE
CURSOR KEYPAD
(ARROE=W KEYS ) ALLOW
YOU TO MOVE THE
CURSOR BETWEEN
LETTERS , WORDS ,
SENTENCES AND
PARAGRAPHS THE OTHER
KEYS ALLOW YOUR
CURSOR TO JUMP ACROSS
LARGER SECTIONS AND
ACROSS SCREENS.

6. NUMERIC KEYPAD
 DEFINITION: A NUMERIC
KEYPAD IS THE SMAL
PALMSIZED SEVENTEEN
KEY SECTION OF A
COMPUTER KEYBOARD ON
THE VERY FAR RIGHT .
 FEATURES DIGIT 0 TO 9
ADITTION + SUBTRACTION
- MULTIPLICATION *
DIVISION / AND DECIMAL
POINT . AND NUM LOCK
AND ENTER KEYS

7. BASIC MOUSE
 DEFINITION : A HAND
OPERATED ELECTRONIC
DEVICE THAT
CONTROLS THE
COORDINATED=S OF A
CURSOR ON YOUR
COMPUTER SCREEN AS
YOU MOVE IT AROUND
ON A PAD ON THE
BOTTOM OS THE
DEVICE IS A BALL THAT
ROLLS ON THE
SURFACEV OF THE PAD

8. HOW TO HOLD MOUSE
 HOLD THE MOUSE
GENTLY WITH YOUR
INDEX FINGER RESTING
ON THE PRIMARY
BUTTON AND YOUR
THUMB RESTING ON THE
SIDE .
 TO MOVE THE MOUSE
SLIDE IT SLOWLY IN ANY
DIRECTION IF YOU RUN
OUT OF THE ROOM TO
MOVE YOUR MOUSE ON
YOUR DESK OR MOUSE
PAD JUST PICKUP THE
MOUSE AND BRING IT
BACK CLOSER TO YOU .

9. POINTING CLICKING AND
DRAGGING
 DOUBLE CLICKING POINT
TO THE ITEM ON THE
SCREEN AND QUICK
TWICE QUICKLY
 TIP THIS TYPE OF
CLICKING IS MOST
OFTEN USED TO OPEN
ITEMS ON YOUR
DESKTOP.

10. SCROLL WHEEL
 IF YOUR MOUSE HAS A
SCROL WHEEL YOU CAN
USE IT YO SCROLL
THROUGH DOCUMENTS AND
PAGES ON WEB .
 TO SCROLL DOWN ROLL
THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU.
 TO SCROLL UP ROLL THW
WHEE;L AWAY FROM YOU.

11. CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
 HOW TO HOLD THE
MOUSE
 WHAT IS SCROLL
USED FOR
 WHAT IS THE
CURSOR KEYPAD
USED FOR
 WHERE IS THE
ENTER KEY
LOCATED ON THE
KEYBOARD