That depends on who is measuring the speed. Many companies require 30 to 40 words per minute for data entry positions, while secretarial and legal positions typically require 80 to 120 words per minute typing speed. Essentially, in a job search that requires typing speed...the faster you type without errors, the better your chances of landing the job and the more opportunities are available to apply for.
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Mrs.Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon maintained a speed of 150 wpm for 50 min (37,500 key strokes) and attained a speed of 170 wpm using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK) system. Her top speed was recorded at 212 wpm. Source: Norris McWhirter, ed. (1985), THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, 23rd US edition, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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You enter a key stroke whenever you press a key. It is the act of pressing a key.
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Key strokes are made on a keyboard not on the internet. Key stokes can be logged by keyloggers. These can be hardware or software. The are some software ones freely available to download
To convert 2000 key depressions per hour to words per minute (wpm), you generally assume an average word length of 5 characters, including spaces. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, 2000 key depressions per hour translates to about 33.33 key depressions per minute. Dividing that by 5 gives approximately 6.67 words per minute. Therefore, 2000 key depressions per hour equates to roughly 6.67 wpm.
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