Basic Service Keys – JSS1 Business Studies Lesson Note (Third Term)

Basic service keys help a typist to type extra characters and signs. To type any sign on the top of a key, hold down the shift key and press that key. The touch method is the quickest way to learn accurate typing. Students practise by typing set sentences several times.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• type extra characters and signs;
• use the shift key to type any sign on the top of a key;
• state why the touch method is used to learn typing.

How do you type extra characters and signs?

• Hold down the shift key to type any sign on the top of a key.
• The touch method is the quickest way to learn accurate typing.

Evaluation

1. Which key do you hold down to type a sign on the top of a key?
2. What is the quickest way to learn accurate typing?

Assignment

• Type the following sentence 20 times on A4 paper using single line spacing.
• A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.