What is the Importance of Computer Keyboard?

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

keyboard

Question 2

what are the home row keys?

Answer 2

asdf jkl;

Question 3

The keys below the home row are called

Answer 3

bottom home row keys

Question 4

above the home row keys are the

Answer 4

above home row keys

Question 5

what is qwerty alternatively called

Answer 5

sholes keyboard (because of christopher sholes)

Question 6

Today, most computer keyboards connect to the computer using

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• USB (Universal Serial Bus)
• Bluetooth for wireless communication.

Question 7

Before USB, a computer used

Answer 7

• PS/2, serial port,
• AT (Advanced Technology) (Din5) as a keyboard interface.

Question 8

The most common type of keyboard is the

Answer 8

USB keyboard

Question 9

How are Apple keyboards different than Windows keyboards?

Answer 9

they have a few different keys on both sides of the keyboard’s characters section near the bottom: Command and Option.

Question 10

arranged differently than a desktop keyboard to accommodate the laptop’s narrower footprint.

Answer 10

laptop keyboard

Question 11

These devices utilize a thumb keyboard or on-screen keyboard to type messages and enter text into various fields.

Answer 11

smartphone and tablet keyboards

Question 12

A computer keyboard is considered an ______ because it only sends data to a computer and does not receive any information from it.

Answer 12

input device

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

multimedia keys

Question 14

On a typical U.S. PC keyboard, what are the three keys that appear twice.

Answer 14

Alt keys, Ctrl keys, and Shift keys.

Question 15

what are the keys that are duplicated

Answer 15

numeric keypad

Question 16

The three keys that appear twice on Apple keyboards are

Answer 16

the Command keys, Control keys, and Shift keys

Question 17

For Apple keyboards with a numeric keypad, there are ________ duplicate keys.

Answer 17

17

Question 18

is any computer keyboard that exists in the real world (hardware).

Answer 18

physical keyboard (desktop and laptop)

Question 19

keyboard that exists in software

Answer 19

virtual keyboard (smartphone and tablet)