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A keyboard is a primary input device for computers, used for data entry through buttons that create letters, numbers, and symbols. It connects via USB or wireless methods, with virtual keyboards used on tablets and mobile phones. While easy to use, keyboards can lead to repetitive strain injuries, and ergonomic designs are available to mitigate these issues.

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1 Keyboard

A keyboard is a primary input device for computers, used for data entry through buttons that create letters, numbers, and symbols. It connects via USB or wireless methods, with virtual keyboards used on tablets and mobile phones. While easy to use, keyboards can lead to repetitive strain injuries, and ergonomic designs are available to mitigate these issues.

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 A keyboard is one of the primary input devices used with a computer.

Like an electric typewriter,


a keyboard is composed of buttons to create letters, numbers, and symbols, and perform
additional functions
 Keyboards are by far the most common method used for data entry.
 They are used as the input device on computers, tablets, mobile phones and many other electronic
items.
 The keyboard is connected to the computer through a USB or wireless connection.
 In the case of tablets and mobile phones, the keyboard is often virtual or a type of touchscreen
technology.
 When the character on the keyboard is pressed, it is converted into a digital signal, which the
computer interprets. They are a relatively slow method of data entry and are also prone to errors.
 But keyboards are probably still the easiest way to enter text into a computer.
 However, frequent use of these devices can lead to injuries, such as repetitive strain injury
(RSI) in the hands and wrists.
 Ergonomic keyboards can help to overcome this problem – these
have the keys arranged differently. They are also designed to give
more support to the wrists and hands when doing a lot of typing.
Keyboard ports and interfaces
Today, most computer keyboards connect to the computer
using USB or Bluetooth for wireless communication. Before USB, a
computer used PS/2, serial port, or AT (advanced technology) (Din5)
as a keyboard interface.

PS/2

Why is the keyboard an input device?


A computer keyboard is considered an input device because it only sends data to a computer and does
not receive any information from it. As you type on the keyboard, you input information into the
computer.

What are multimedia keys?


Multimedia keys are those keys that allow the user to control music on their computer keyboard. These
keys add functionality, such as play, pause, stop, rewind, fast forward, skip track, eject, shuffle,
and repeat for music. For further information on these keys, see our special key page.

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