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Interdisciplinary Learning Lab Activity

With the help of your teacher, open Notepad on a computer in your lab and type the
following sentences:

Mary plays with 4 dolls.

My father eats 2 cakes.

Uncle John buys 15 marbles.

Grandmother gives Sarah 30 rupees.

Tom and Jerry have 58 sweets.

Quick Quiz

1. Which device has keys that you can press to perform actions on a computer?
a. Keyboard b. Mouse

2. Does a mouse help you control the movement of a cursor on the computer screen?

a. Yes b. No

Recap

A keyboard has keys on it which are used to type.

Alphabet keys are used to type letters, words and sentences.
Number keys are used to type numbers.

Spacebar key is used to give a blank space.

Enter key starts a new line.

Backspace key is used to erase characters to the left of the cursor.
Delete key is used to erase characters to the right of the cursor.

A mouse helps us point at objects and select things on the monitor.

A small arrow moving on the monitor, is called mouse pointer.

Single-click, Double-click and Scroll are mouse actions.
Small blinking line on the monitor is known as cursor.

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