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USING A                                                                                CHAPTER
                                                                                                                                                     KEYBOARD
                  KEYBOARD                                                                                 4                                A keyboard is an important part of the



                                                                                                                                            computer system. We use the keyboard

                                                                                                                                            to enter text and give instructions to
                                                                                                                                            the  computer.  The  buttons  on  the

                                                                                                                                            keyboard are called keys.








                  Techie, just take a look                                   Topics Covered                      95%
                  at my keyboard. It is so                                      Keyboard

                  complicated! It has too                                       Types of Keys
                  many keys on it. Could

                  you tell me, what all
                  these keys are meant                                                                                                                                                                                          PURE

                  for?                                                                                                                               A standard keyboard has about 104 keys.                                     FACT







                                It is not at all complicated, Aadya. I will tell you all about the                                                     TYPES OF KEYS

                                different keys on the keyboard.                                                                             A keyboard has several keys. These keys are divided into three categories:
                                                                                                                                            Alphabet keys, Number keys and Special keys. Let us learn about them.


                                                                                                                                            ALPHABET KEYS

                                                                                                                                            The keys with the letters A to
                  That would be great! Then I shall use the keyboard to type a letter                                                                                                  Q     W     E     R     T     Y     U     I     O     P

                  to my grandparents.                                                                                                       Z written on them are called                 A     S     D     F     G     H     J     K    L
                                                                                                                                            alphabet keys.  There are  26
                                                                                                                                            alphabet keys on a keyboard.                   Z     X     C     V     B     N     M

                                                                                                                                            These keys are used to  type

                                                                                                                                            letters, words, and sentences.
                                    Of course, Aadya! Typing on the keyboard is really easy.



                                                                                                                                                            Which type of keyboard is most commonly used?




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