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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 513185" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Oh, Starbie... </p><p>These are all really different things.</p><p></p><p>Typing is... general purpose text, into some sort of formatter or output tool (typewriter is an output tool, Notepad or Word would be a formatter). What you are typing generally makes sense (depending on the writer, of course...), which makes for a certain flow of words. However, somebody who can type 95wpm on a typewriter, may NOT be able to do that into Word - and the opposite is definitely true! Typing speed needs to be qualified by what tool is being used.</p><p></p><p>Keyboarding is "usually" computerized typing... assumes the program is a text formatter of some sort, assumes spell-check etc. It is accurate and useful to be able to say that sombody's typing speed is 30wpm but their keyboarding speed is 65. Or whatever combo applies.</p><p></p><p>Data entry is filling out forms or other formatted data. If it is onto cardstock it is called keypunch (oh no, I'm revealing my age!). Data entry is very different from typing. The tab key gets worn out faster than anything else! You may have to remember codes, you will definitely have to remember the order of the fields and know how many tabs will get you to your next data element. I've known data entry clerks who could crash systems by overdriving the type-ahead memory... and same individuals couldn't type up a letter for the boss if their life depended on it. (and no, most secretaries cannot DO "data entry"... the two jobs are so totally different... unless they were specifically trained in both.)</p><p></p><p>Computer wpm and spreadsheet wpm are... garbage terms. You don't use spreadsheets for high-volume data entry, it's built for analysis, and I'm sorry, but analysis is NOT a high-speed task. Ever. "Computer" wpm is even worse... given that there's dozens of definitions for computer, just for starters... easy child? Ipad? unix box? big mainframe? etc. etc. etc. And then... are you working local on the computer using programs, or writing code, or running internet stuff, or...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 513185, member: 11791"] Oh, Starbie... These are all really different things. Typing is... general purpose text, into some sort of formatter or output tool (typewriter is an output tool, Notepad or Word would be a formatter). What you are typing generally makes sense (depending on the writer, of course...), which makes for a certain flow of words. However, somebody who can type 95wpm on a typewriter, may NOT be able to do that into Word - and the opposite is definitely true! Typing speed needs to be qualified by what tool is being used. Keyboarding is "usually" computerized typing... assumes the program is a text formatter of some sort, assumes spell-check etc. It is accurate and useful to be able to say that sombody's typing speed is 30wpm but their keyboarding speed is 65. Or whatever combo applies. Data entry is filling out forms or other formatted data. If it is onto cardstock it is called keypunch (oh no, I'm revealing my age!). Data entry is very different from typing. The tab key gets worn out faster than anything else! You may have to remember codes, you will definitely have to remember the order of the fields and know how many tabs will get you to your next data element. I've known data entry clerks who could crash systems by overdriving the type-ahead memory... and same individuals couldn't type up a letter for the boss if their life depended on it. (and no, most secretaries cannot DO "data entry"... the two jobs are so totally different... unless they were specifically trained in both.) Computer wpm and spreadsheet wpm are... garbage terms. You don't use spreadsheets for high-volume data entry, it's built for analysis, and I'm sorry, but analysis is NOT a high-speed task. Ever. "Computer" wpm is even worse... given that there's dozens of definitions for computer, just for starters... easy child? Ipad? unix box? big mainframe? etc. etc. etc. And then... are you working local on the computer using programs, or writing code, or running internet stuff, or... [/QUOTE]
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