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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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