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The document discusses the different parts of a computer keyboard including the alphanumeric keys, function keys, cursor keys, and numeric keypad. It provides details on each section and their functions such as using function keys, typing letters and symbols with alphanumeric keys, and navigating with cursor keys.

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Comp3 Lesson 1

The document discusses the different parts of a computer keyboard including the alphanumeric keys, function keys, cursor keys, and numeric keypad. It provides details on each section and their functions such as using function keys, typing letters and symbols with alphanumeric keys, and navigating with cursor keys.

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Kezha Monique Malijan
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COMPUTER 3

THE KEYBOARD

Start!
At the end of this lesson,

● I can define the


word “Keyboard”,
At the end of this lesson,

● I can identify the


parts of the
keyboard,
At the end of this lesson,

● I can determine the


function of each part
of the keyboard,
At the end of this lesson,

● I can find enjoyment


in using the
keyboard.
Phone keyboard 1

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Keyboard 1

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Do they 2

have
similarities 3

and
differences?
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Personal Computer 1

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Different Parts of a Computer 1

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Parts of a Computer

● Input Devices – keyboard, mouse, scanner


and microphone
● Processing Device – System Unit
● Output Devices – printer, monitor, and
speaker
● Storage Devices – external optical drive,

flash drive
Input Device
An input device is a piece of equipment used
to provide data and control signals to an
information processing system such as a
computer or information appliance.
Examples of input devices include keyboards,
mouse, scanners, digital cameras, joysticks,
and microphones.
Example of an Input Device
Keyboard

The keyboard is one of the main ways to


communicate with a computer. There are
many different types of keyboards, but most
are very similar and allow you to accomplish
the same basic tasks. The keyboard is divided
into four sections: alphabetical keys, function
keys, cursor keys, and the numeric keypad.
Function Keys
● Function keys: These keys are positioned on the top row of
the keyboard. They’re labeled F1, F2, F3, and on up to F11 and
F12.
Alphanumeric Keys
•Alphanumeric keys: These keys are the same types of keys you
find on an old typewriter: letters, numbers, and punctuation
symbols.
Home Row Keys
The home row keys are the row of keys on the computer keyboard
your fingers rest on when not typing. The home row keys for your left
hand are A, S, D, and F and your right hand are J, K, l, and ; (semicolon).
For both hands, the thumbs rest on the spacebar.
Top Row Keys
The top row keys are the ten keys found above the home row keys. The
top row keys include the Q, W, E, R, and T keys for the left hand and Y,
U, I, O, and P keys for the right hand. In the picture below, the hands are
on the home row keys and the top row keys are above the home row
keys.
Bottom Row Keys
The bottom row keys are the ten keys found below the home row
keys on a QWERTY US keyboard. The bottom row keys include the
Z, X, C, V, and B keys for the left hand and N, M, comma, period, and
forward slash keys for the right hand.
Cursor - control Keys
Often called arrow keys, these four keys move the text cursor in the
direction of their arrows. Above them are more cursor-control keys
— the six-pack of Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up, and Page
Down.
Numeric Keypad
The numeric keypad contains calculator-like keys. It contains the
number and the four fundamental signs addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division.
Write F if the key is a Function Key, A if it is an Alphanumeric
Key, C if it is a Cursor Key and N if it is a Numeric Key. Write
your answers on the blank provided.
F3 G
______1. ______5.

N F12
______2. ______6.

O
______3. ______7.

3
______4. ______8.

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