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Presentation About Keyboard

Keyboards are primary input devices that allow users to enter text, numbers, and symbols into a computer. Standard keyboards contain alphanumeric keys as well as function keys. Laptop keyboards are compact versions of standard keyboards. Other keyboard types include rollup keyboards and laser/infrared keyboards that project a keyboard onto a surface. Keyboards connect to computers via wired connections like PS/2 or USB ports. Keys on a keyboard include alphanumeric keys, function keys, modifier keys, navigation keys, and escape keys which perform specific operations. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the modern keyboard design used for computing.

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Presentation About Keyboard

Keyboards are primary input devices that allow users to enter text, numbers, and symbols into a computer. Standard keyboards contain alphanumeric keys as well as function keys. Laptop keyboards are compact versions of standard keyboards. Other keyboard types include rollup keyboards and laser/infrared keyboards that project a keyboard onto a surface. Keyboards connect to computers via wired connections like PS/2 or USB ports. Keys on a keyboard include alphanumeric keys, function keys, modifier keys, navigation keys, and escape keys which perform specific operations. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the modern keyboard design used for computing.

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Presentation about

Keyboard
KEYBOARD

A Keyboard Is One Of The Primary 


Input Devices Used With A Computer.
Similar To An Typewriter, A Keyboard Is
Composed Of Buttons Used To Create 
Letters, Numbers, And Symbols, And
Perform Additional Functions.
Christopher Latham Sholes Was The
Inventor Of The Keyboard For Computing
Devices.
Types of Keyboard

Standard
Keyboard

Wired Laptop
Keyboard Keyboard

Laser or
Rollup
infrared
Keyboard
Keyboard
Standard Keyboard

Standard Keyboard is used to enter characters and functions into the computers system by
pressing buttons or keys. This keyboard typically contains keys for individual letters,
numbers and special characters as well as keys for specific function.
Laptop Keyboards

Laptop Keyboards has the same Keyboard, except for the fact that most laptop Keyboards
condense the symbols into fewer buttons to accommodate less space.
Laser & infrared Keyboards

This device projects the keyboard on to a flat surface, such as a table or Desk
Rollup keyboards

Rollup Keyboards are made of soft plastic or silicone which can be rolled on itself for
travel
Wired Keyboards

PS/2 USB

These are the connection type keyboard which can be connected by ps/2 and USB
Parts of Computer keys
Function Keys
Across the top of a keyboard are a row of keys called the Function Keys.Each of the Function Keys performs a specific
operation

Modifiers Keys
A modifier key is a key on a computer's keyboard that is only used in conjunction with another key. Modifier keys are often used with
other keys to perform computer keyboard shortcuts and other commands.

Numeric keys
This consist of the Numbers 1 to 9, an asterisk, a slash, a dash, a plus sign, an enter keys.

Navigation Keys
The navigation keys is also known as arrow keys, are used to navigate through documents and websites. Examples are up, down, left,
right.

Alphanumeric Keys
The center of keyboard, which contains the largest amount of keys, include letters and numbers.

Escape Keys
The Escape key is located in the upper left-corner of the keyboard. It is used to cancel operations..
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