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    The document discusses various keys found on computer keyboards and their functions. It describes keys such as the Escape key, which cancels operations; the Tab key, which advances the cursor; the Caps Lock key, which toggles letter case; the arrow keys, which move the cursor in different directions; the spacebar, which enters spaces; and the Enter/Return key, which submits entries. It also covers modifier keys like Shift, Control, Alt, and function keys.

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    The document discusses various keys found on computer keyboards and their functions. It describes keys such as the Escape key, which cancels operations; the Tab key, which advances the cursor; the Caps Lock key, which toggles letter case; the arrow keys, which move the cursor in different directions; the spacebar, which enters spaces; and the Enter/Return key, which submits entries. It also covers modifier keys like Shift, Control, Alt, and function keys.

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    The document discusses various keys found on computer keyboards and their functions. It describes keys such as the Escape key, which cancels operations; the Tab key, which advances the cursor; the Caps Lock key, which toggles letter case; the arrow keys, which move the cursor in different directions; the spacebar, which enters spaces; and the Enter/Return key, which submits entries. It also covers modifier keys like Shift, Control, Alt, and function keys.

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    1.

    Typing- is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter,


    computer keyboard, cell phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from
    other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition.
    2.The F-Lock key-, introduced by Microsoft in 2001 toggles the state of the function
    keys. When on,keys F1 to F12 behave as applicable, with meanings defined by the application
    being used at the time. When off, new behaviour is used: F5 means "open", F10 means "spell"
    etc.

    3.The Escape key- is a key on computer keyboards, usually labeled Esc. In DOS and
    Windows environments, pressing the Escape key usually cancels or aborts the current
    operation.

    4.The tab key Tab ↹- (abbreviation of tabulator key or tabularkey) on a keyboard is used
    to advance the cursor to the nexttab stop.]

    5.Caps Lock- is a button on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, causes all letters to
    be generated in capitals until deactivated. It is located in the position of a similar Shift lock
    key (and sometimes a Ctrl key) found in some other keyboard layouts. It is usually a toggle key:
    each press reverses its action.

    6.The Windows key- is a standard key on most keyboards on computers built to use
    a Windowsoperating system. It is labeled with a Windows logo, and is usually placed between
    the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard; there may be a second identical key on
    the right side as well.

    7.Control and Altermate key-In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which,
    when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation (for example, Ctrl +
    C ); similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by
    itself. An alternate key is a key associated with one or more columns whose values uniquely
    identify every row in the table, but which is not the primary key. For example, where the
    primary key for a table may be the employee id, the alternate key might combine the first,
    middle, and last names of the employee.

    8.The space bar, spacebar, blank, or space key-, is akey on a typewriter or


    alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider
    than other keys. Its main purpose is to conveniently enter a space, e.g., between words during
    typing.

    9.The shift key- is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other
    alternate "upper" characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row
    below the home row. The shift key's name originated from the typewriter, where one had to press
    and hold the button to shift up the case stamp to change to capital letters; the shift key was first used
    in the Remington No. 2 Type-Writer of 1878; the No. 1 model was capital-only.[1]
    10.Arrow keys or cursor movement keys- are buttons on a computer keyboard
    that are either programmed or designated to move the cursor in a specified direction.

    11.The Page Up and Page Down keys - are two keyscommonly found on
    computer keyboards. The twokeys are primarily used to scroll up or down in documents, but
    the scrolling distance varies between different applications.

    12.A numeric keypad, number pad, numpad, or ten key-, is the palm-
    [1][2][3]

    sized, 17-key section of a standard computer keyboard, usually on the far right. It provides
    calculator-style efficiency for entering numbers. digits 0 to 9 , + (addition), 13.Num Lock-
    would be used to choose between the two functions. On some laptop computers, the Num
    Lock key is used to convert part of the main keyboard to act as a (slightly skewed) numeric
    keypad rather than letters.

    14.A key on computer keyboards, usually labeled Esc. Pressing the Escape
    keyusually cancels or aborts the current operation. A Control key is a key which, when
    pressed in conjunction with another key, will perform a special operation.

    15.The delete key- is a key on most computer keyboards which typically is used
    to delete either (in text mode) the character ahead of or beneath the cursor, or (in GUI mode)
    the currently-selected object.

    16.The Insert key -(often abbreviated Ins) is a keycommonly found on computer


    keyboards. It is primarily used to switch between the two text-entering modes on a personal
    computer (PC) or word processor: overtype mode, in which the cursor, when typing, overwrites

    17.Backspace- is the keyboard key that originally pushed the typewriter carriage one
    position backwards, and in modern computer systems moves the display cursor one position
    backwards, deletes the character at that position, and shifts back the text after that position by
    one position.

    18.Stands for "Light-Emitting Diode-." An LED is an electronic device that


    emits lightwhen an electrical current is passed through it. ... LEDs are commonly used
    forindicator lights (such as power on/off lights) on electronic devices.

    19.On computer keyboards-, the enter key (or the return key on Macs and most Sun
    [1]

    Workstations ) in most cases causes a command line, window form, or dialog box to operate its
    [2]

    default function. This is typically to finish an "entry" and begin the desired process, and is usually an
    ]alternative to pressing an OK button.

    20.A function key -is a key on a computer or terminal keyboard which can be
    programmed so as to cause an operating system command interpreter or application program
    to perform certain actions, a form of soft key. On some keyboards/computers, function keys may
    have default actions, accessible on power-on.

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