Workstation quiz: Solution

Question 1

You should maintain your head at a distance about equal to the length of your arm away from the computer screen.

Solution:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer:

  1. True.

Question 2

When working on computers, I frequently experience back and neck pain. Possible solutions include:

Solution:

  1. Checking that my chair provides lumbar support.
  2. Ensure that my head is level with the top of the monitor
  3. Making sure the keyboard is sloping upwards.

Answer:

  1. Checking that my chair provides lumbar support.
  2. Ensure that my head is level with the top of the monitor

Question 3

If using a laptop for any length of time, it is a good idea to have a separate:

Solution:

  1. monitor
  2. keyboard
  3. central processing unit
  4. DVD drive.

Answer:

  1. monitor
  2. keyboard

Question 4

A foot rest should be used when:

Solution:

  1. the chair is very low and you can only sit comfortably with legs outstretched.
  2. you have a chair with adjustable height controls.
  3. you cannot adjust the height of your chair and your feet do not reach the floor.

Answer:

  1. you cannot adjust the height of your chair and your feet do not reach the floor.

Question 5

You should sit so that:

Solution:

  1. you are leaning slightly forward
  2. you are sitting vertically, upright
  3. you are reclined slightly back.

Answer:

  1. you are reclined slightly back.

Question 6

Your chair should support your lower back because:

Solution:

  1. it helps to maintain the natural curve of your spine
  2. it helps to maintain good posture
  3. it helps you to keep leaning forward while you work.

Answer:

  1. it helps to maintain the natural curve of your spine
  2. it helps to maintain good posture

Question 7

Standing up and stretching from time to time helps because:

Solution:

  1. it increases pressure on the feet
  2. it decreases pressure on the spine
  3. it increases circulation.

Answer:

  1. it decreases pressure on the spine
  2. it increases circulation.

Question 8

To make the best use of the mouse you should:

Solution:

  1. place the mouse far away from the body and twist and turn your wrist
  2. hold it close to your body and pivot from the elbow rather than turning the wrist
  3. have the mouse away from the body and keep the arm tense.

Answer:

  1. hold it close to your body and pivot from the elbow rather than turning the wrist

Question 9

The keyboard should be positioned so that:

Solution:

  1. arms are bent at about forty five degrees and you are leaning forward
  2. wrists are flexed upwards while typing
  3. arms are relaxed and parallel with the thighs when feet are flat on the floor.

Answer:

  1. arms are relaxed and parallel with the thighs when feet are flat on the floor.

Question 10

The position of the screen should be:

Solution:

  1. off centre, so you have to twist your spine or turn your head
  2. central so your body is straight.
  3. so the top of the screen is about 5 cm above eye level.
  4. at arm's length.

Answer:

  1. central so your body is straight.
  2. so the top of the screen is about 5 cm above eye level.
  3. at arm's length.

Question 11

Eye health is best maintained by:

Solution:

  1. leaning close to the monitor
  2. blinking frequently and looking away into the distance from time to time
  3. keeping the head in a constant position.

Answer:

  1. blinking frequently and looking away into the distance from time to time