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    3.8 IDENTIFYING KEYS ON KEYBOARD

                                           Numerical
                                             keys
                                                                Function key             Backspace key

                             Tab keys

                        Caps Lock key

                          Shift key
                           Ctrl key

                                                Alt key                               Enter keys
                                                          Spacebar key     Alphabet keys       Arrow
                                                                                                keys
                                                                       Fig. 3.11

                             Alphabet keys: There are 26 alphabet keys A, B, C……..Z  on the keyboard.
                             When we press these keys, that alphabet in small case will be displayed on the
                             screen.

                             Numerical keys: There are 10 numeric keys 0..9 on the keyboard.
                               Enter key: This key is used to finish a line and move to a next new line on the

                             page.
                               Ctrl key: This key is used in conjunction with other keys to perform special
                             operations like Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste etc.

                               Shift  key: This is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to alternate case of
                             characters. When used with lower case the type Upper case character and
                             vice versa.

                               Alt key: This key enables alternate uses of other keys. e.g. if we press ‘F’ on
                             keyboard it will type F character but if we press ‘Alt+F’ then file menu will be
                             opened.

                               Spacebar: This key is used to insert space between two word. It is the longest
                             key on the keyboard
                               Arrow keys: These are used to move the cursor position in all directions (left,
                             right, up and down) in the page

                             Caps Lock: This key is used to type letter in a capitals.

                             Tab key: This key moves the cursor to the next tab stop.
                             Function  keys:  Each of these key have a different job to perform. These
                             functions are different in different programs.

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