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Overall Rating Calculation
The overall rating (%) of typing speed shows how well you’ve achieved your speed goal compared to what’s
expected for your course.
Formula: Overall rating (%)= (Net speed/Course goal: Speed) × 100
Net speed: This is your actual typing speed in either Net WPM (Words Per Minute), Net CPM (Characters Per
Minute), or Net KPM (Keystrokes Per Minute), depending on what you’re measuring.
Course goal: Speed: This is the target speed you’re aiming to reach for your typing course.
Good Typing Speed
Most professional typists type at speeds ranging from 50 to 80 words per minute (WPM). Some jobs may
require speeds between 80 to 95 WPM, and highly skilled typists can type even faster, exceeding 120 WPM.
Barbara Blackburn set the world record for the fastest English language typist using the Dvorak Simplified
Keyboard. She maintained a speed of 150 WPM for 50 minutes and could type up to 170 WPM for shorter
periods. Her highest recorded speed was 212 WPM.
Recap Zone
Touch typing improves typing speed and accuracy.
The appearance of the application window can be changed with the help of the background and text
colour option.
Lesson Editor gives complete freedom to create and edit lessons.
Typing rhythm describes the pattern and consistency in how someone types, encompassing both
speed and accuracy throughout a typing session.
Typing accuracy measures the percentage of correct entries out of the total entries typed.
KPM is calculated by dividing the total number of keystrokes by the time taken in minutes.
To switch between upper/lower case, always use the alternate hands.
To start or continue your lesson press the F5 key.
In keystroke diagrams; the key names are of the same colour as that of the finger zone.
Exercise
Section A (Objective Type Questions)
A. Multiple choice questions.
1. What does the yellow progress bar in the RapidTyping Tutor indicate?
i. Time spent on each character ii. The completion percentage of the lesson
iii. The number of errors made iv. The typing speed
2. While typing, the toolbar displays .................................. buttons.
i. Current lessons ii. Pause iii. Options iv. Speakers volume
3. In the RapidTyping tutor, which of the following is not true?
i. Green colour letters denote right inputs.
ii. Yellow colour letters stand for right inputs in extra time.
iii. Red colour letters denote wrong inputs within time.
iv. Orange colour letters indicate wrong inputs within time.
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