As a prank, Mel pulls off the “E” and “I” keys from her sister’s laptop and puts each one in the other’s place. Her sister doesn’t notice the switched keys because she knows how to type without looking at the keyboard. When her sister later types what she thinks is the word “ice,” what will appear on the screen?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

ice

ice

eci

eci

EcI

EcI

IcE

Answer 1

When her sister types "ice," she is actually pressing the keys in the following way due to the swapped "E" and "I" keys:

• The key for "i" (which is now in the place of "E") will actually produce "e."
• The key for "c" remains "c."
• The key for "e" (which is now in the place of "I") will actually produce "i."

So when she types "ice," what will appear on the screen is "eci."

The correct response is: eci.