Thursday, 16 November 2017

What is computer keyboard used for?

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What is computer keyboard used for?
computer keyboard 
  • The computer keyboard uses the same key arrangement as the mechanical and electronic type writ The computer keyboard uses the same key arrangement as the mechanical and electronic typewriter keyboards that preceded the computer. The standard arrangement of er keyboards that preceded the computer.  A computer keyboard is an input device used to enter characters and functions into the computer system by pressing buttons, or keys. It is the primary device used to enter text. A keyboard typically contains keys for individual letters, numbers and special characters, as well as keys for specific functions
  • A computer keyboard is one of the primary input devices used with a computer that looks similar to those found on electric typewriters, but with some additional keys. Keyboards allow you to input letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer that can serve as commands or be used to type text.
    Key/SymbolExplanation
    WindowsPC keyboards have a Windows key that looks like a four-pane window
    CommandApple Mac computers have a command key.
    MenuPC keyboards also have a Menu key that looks like a cursor pointing to a menu.
    EscEsc (Escape) key
    F1 - F12Information about the F1 through F12 keyboard keys.
    F13 - F24Information about the F13 through F24 keyboard keys.
    TabTab key
    Caps lockCaps lock key
    ShiftShift key
    CtrlCtrl (Control) key
    FnFn (Function) key
    AltAlt (Alternate) key (PC Only; Mac users have Option key)
    SpacebarSpacebar key
    ArrowsUp, Down, Left, Right Arrow keys
    Back SpaceBack space (or Backspace) key
    DeleteDelete or Del key
    EnterEnter key
    Prt ScrnPrint screen key
    Scroll lockScroll lock key
    PausePause key
    BreakBreak key
    InsertInsert key
    HomeHome key
    Page upPage up or pg up key
    Page downPage down or pg dn key
    EndEnd key
    Num LockNum Lock key
    ~Tilde
    `Acute, Back quote, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push
    !Exclamation mark, Exclamation point, or Bang
    @Ampersat, Arobase, Asperand, At, or At symbol
    #Octothorpe, Number, Pound, sharp, or Hash
    £Pounds Sterling or Pound symbol
    Euro
    $Dollar sign or generic currency
    ¢Cent sign
    ¥Chinese/Japenese Yuan
    §Micro or Section
    %Percent
    °Degree
    ^Caret or Circumflex
    &Ampersand, Epershand, or And
    *Asterisk, mathematical multiplication symbol, and sometimes referred to as star.
    (Open parenthesis
    )Close parenthesis
    -Hyphen, Minus or Dash
    _Underscore
    +Plus
    =Equal
    {Open Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket
    }Close Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket
    [Open bracket
    ]Closed bracket
    |Pipe, Or, or Vertical bar
    \Backslash or Reverse Solidus
    /Forward slash, Solidus, Virgule, Whack, and mathematical division symbol
    :Colon
    ;Semicolon
    "Quote, Quotation mark, or Inverted commas
    'Apostrophe or Single Quote
    <Less Than or Angle brackets
    >Greater Than or Angle brackets
    ,Comma
    .Period, dot or Full Stop










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