Parts of Computer Keyboard

Delete key
Number keys Backspace key

Function Keys

Caps Lock Key

Space Bar key
Shift Key Enter Key Arrow keys

Letter keys

Number keys

Function Keys special Keys

Numeric keypad

Letter/ typewriter Keys

Cursor/ arrow Keys

Parts of computer Keyboard and their Function

*Space Bar Key

The space bar is one of the most useful keys on your computer keyboard.

Contrary to popular belief, the space bar does not serve just one purpose. This key can function as a
space, a carriage return, or a tab.

However, this key has other functions also.

It is what separates words and provides space between sentences. The space bar can also be used to
pause while reading something, or take a break while writing.
*Enter Key
The enter key is used to send a carriage return and an end-of-line character to a computer's operating
system.

This key is typically located at the bottom left of the keyboard.

It sends an ASCII code 13 to the computer which tells it that you want to start a new line of text after the
current one.

Once you press this button, you can type in more information on the same line or create a new line of
text.

*Caps Lock Key

The Caps Lock key is a very useful and important key.

It is the button on the keyboard which locks all the letters you type in upper case or all the letters you
type in lower case.

The Caps Lock key is not only used to change the case of letters, it also has other uses.

You can use Caps Lock to make your typing easier by capitalizing words automatically.

You can also use it to enter Unicode symbols without pressing any additional keys.

*Shift Key
The shift key is a modifier key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.

When this key is pressed, the letters produced by the machine are made larger by one point size.

The idea behind this was to help with readability in printing shops.

This original use of the shift key has since expanded to allow for multiple combinations of symbols and
characters when pressed at the same time.

*Backspace Key
The backspace key is a simple yet essential key on your keyboard. It is used to delete the last character
that you've typed.

The word "Backspace" is also sometimes written as "Bk Sp" or "BS."

The backspace key can be found on the upper right-hand side of most keyboards.

This key was first introduced by IBM in 1961 and it has been around ever since.

By pressing this button, you can take out mistakes or typos to correct them.

*Delete Key
Pressing Delete (DEL) also deletes the currently highlighted text, image or group of images. The Delete
key removes characters to the right of the cursor, whereas the Backspace key deletes to the left.
See Backspace key.

*Cursor Key/ Arrow key

The cursor/arrow key usually moves by one character to the right after each keystroke.

A cursor/ arrow key is a key on a keyboard that moves the cursor.

It can be called arrow keys, arrow buttons, cursor control keys, navigation keys, or other similar names.

Arrow/Cursor keys allow for more precise control of where characters appear on the screen and make it
easier and faster to move around and insert text.
*Number Keys
The number keys on a keyboard are the keys situated at the top of the keyboard, usually arranged in a
row from 0 to 9. They allow users to input numerical values into a computer or other device and can also
be used for other functions such as navigating through menus and entering special characters when
combined with the Shift or Alt keys.

The additional keys on the number keys include mathematical operators such as addition (+),
subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), and the equals sign (=).

* Function Keys

When you hit the function key on your keyboard, it will change what kind of character is coming up.

For example, the number 5 and the letter S might come up when you use a function key.

The function keys are often used for things like math and other symbols that might be hard to type
without them.

Here’s a list of the most common function keys and what they do:

F1: show help.

F2: rename file.

F3: find the next match in your text.

F4: decrease the volume level.

F5: refresh a webpage.

F6: play or pause audio or video player.

*Typing keys

These keys include numeric values, alphabetic characters, and special characters (symbols). The
numbers range from 0 to 9. The alphabets are designated from A to Z. special characters (symbols)
include the following: @, #, $, ?,/,,& etc.

Home row Keys

The middle row or home row keys are the row of keys on the computer keyboard your fingers rest on
when not typing. For example, on the standard QWERTY United States keyboard, 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. By positioning your hands correctly on the home row keys, you can
memorize where all other keys on the keyboard are located.
Function keys and their uses
When it comes to function keys on a keyboard (F1 to F12), many of us rarely use
them. But there is a valid reason for them being there.

In fact, once you get to grips with them, they can become ’second nature’ and
save you heaps of time on a daily basis!

So check out our quick overview below and try a few of your own today.

F1 – Opens the Help screen for almost every program.

F2 – Allows you to rename a selected file or folder.
F3 – Opens a search feature for an application that is active at the moment.
F4 – Alt + F4 closes the active window.
F5 – Allows you to refresh or reload the page or document window.
F6 – Moves the cursor to the address bar in most Internet browsers.
F7 – Used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft Apps
(e.g. Word).
F8 – Used to access the boot menu in Windows when turning on the computer.
F9 – Refreshes a document in Microsoft Word and sends and receives emails in
Outlook.
F10 – Activates the menu bar of an open application. Shift + F10 is the same as
right clicking.
F11 – Enters and exits full screen mode in Internet browsers.
F12 – Opens the Save As dialog box in Microsoft Word.
Using your Function Keys doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming.

What is touch typing?

Touch typing is typing without looking at the keyboard. The fundamental
idea is that each finger is given its own section of the keyboard and your
fingers learn the location of the keyboard through practicing regularly and
gaining muscle memory to eventually build up speed whilst typing.

Getting started with touch typing

Sitting posture to type

 Sit straight with your back straight, feet firmly touching the ground and
with both elbows bent at the right angle.
 The screen is to be tilted upward allowing you to face the screen with
your head slightly tilted forward.
 Keep a distance of 45-70cm between your eyes and the screen.
 Prevent strain of the shoulders, arms and wrist muscles by allowing the
wrists to touch the tabletop in front of the keyboard. Never shift your
body weight to your wrists by resting on them
 The Home Row

The home row is the set of keys that are the base position for fingers. These are the keys located
on the middle row of the keyboard.

The home row keys on the keyboard are A, S, D, and F on the left and J, K, L, and the semicolon
(;) on the right.

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 Always try to return your fingers to the base position when you are not typing.
 Keyboards usually have small bumps on the F and J keys. They help the users locate the base
position without having to look.
 Place the index fingers over the “F” and “J” key.

Finger names
 Touch Typing Rules

Colour-coded chart

 Always position your fingers properly on the keyboard to press the right keys when typing.
 The colour-coded chart below shows which finger should press each key.

Labelled keyboard. [Image Description]

Correct finger placement

 Press all Section A keys with the left little finger

 Press all Section B keys with the left ring finger
 Press all Section C keys with the left middle finger
 Press all Section D keys with the left index finger
 Press all Section E with either thumb
 Press all Section F keys with the right index finger
 Press all Section G keys with the right middle finger
 Press all Section H keys with the right ring finger
 Press all Section I with the right little finger
 Typing Speed

Ways to improve typing speed

 Familiarizing yourself with the keyboard layout can improve your typing speed.
 Develop good typing habits; focus on hitting the right keys.
 Take your time when you have just started learning; slow down to be accurate.
 Learn to be accurate first, then improve speed.
 Not only practice often, but practice correctly.
 Speed will come naturally through practice, repetition, and time.

Take online typing tests

 Some online typing speed test tools can determine how many words per minute (wpm) you type
and how accurate your typing is.
 There are many free typing tests available online, such as:
o TestMyTypingSpeed
o 10fastfingers

o Key Hero
o The Typing Cat

Image Descriptions

Home row image description: the base position keys for the left hand are:

 Little finger: A key

 Ring finger: S key
 Middle finger: D key
 Index finger: F key

The base position keys for the right hand are:

 Index finger: J key

 Middle finger: K key
 Ring finger: L key
 Little finger: Semi-colon key

[Return to Home row image]

Labelled keyboard image description: a standard keyboard with the keys grouped into sections
labelled A to I from left to right. Each section corresponds to a finger that would press the keys
in that section.

 Section A keys are pressed by the left little finger. The keys include the back quote, Tab, Caps
Locks, Shift, Control, the number 1, letters Q, A, and Z, and Alt.
 Section B keys are pressed by the left ring finger. The keys include the number 2 and letters W,
S, and X.
 Section C keys are pressed by the left middle finger. The keys include the number 3 and and
letters E, D, and C.
 Section D keys are pressed by the left index finger. The keys include numbers 4 and 5, and
letters R, T, F, G, V, and B.
 Section E key is the space bar. The space bar can be pressed by a thumb on either hand.
 Section F keys are pressed by the right index finger. These keys include numbers 6 and 7, and
the letters Y, U, H, J, N, and M.
 Section G keys are pressed by the right middle finger. These keys include the number 8 and the
letters I and K, and the comma.
 Section H keys are pressed by the right ring finger. These keys include the number 9 and the
letters O and L, and the period.
 Section I keys are pressed by the right little finger. This includes the rest of the keys on the right
side of the keyboard, including the number 0, the hyphen, the equals sign, the delete key, the
letter P, the open bracket, the close bracket, the backslash, the semicolon, the apostrophe, the
enter key, the forward slash, the shift key, the Alt key, and the Control key.

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys on the keyboard that when pressed down at the same time
quickly activate a specific functionality. The same functionality can usually also be activated using the mouse
by selecting the functionality in a menu, but using the equivalent keyboard shortcut keys is much faster. The
most frequently used shortcuts are listed below.

 For a full list of shortcut keys in Windows XP see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583/en-us.

 System level shortcuts
 Ctrl-Alt-Del - close an application or turn off your computer (use the shortcut once to
select an application or process you want to end, twice to shut down the computer).
 Alt-Tab - change between windows that are open on the desktop.
 Shift-Del - delete an item permanently (this item does NOT go to the Recycle Bin).

Application shortcuts

These shortcuts are particularly useful in text processing and file management activities.

 Ctrl-S - save
 Ctrl-O - open
 Ctrl-N - new
 Ctrl-C - copy
 Ctrl-V - paste
 Ctrl-X - cut
 Ctrl-Z - undo
 Ctrl-A - select all
 Ctrl-I - make italic (this is italic)
 Ctrl-B - make bold (this is bold)
 Ctrl-U - underline (this is underlined)
 Ctrl-Right Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the next word
 Ctrl-Left Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the previous word
 Ctrl-Down Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph
 Ctrl-Up Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

The Function keys

There are certain keys on your keyboard that act as functions - this means that when you press them no
character is produced but something happens. Some common ones are:

Changing the position of the cursor

 Page Up - moves the cursor up one page length, or to the top of the page if the document is
short.
 Page Down - moves the cursor down one page length, or to the bottom of the page if the
document is short.
 Home - places the cursor at the beginning of the line in which the cursor is currently
positioned.
 End - places the cursor at the end of the line in which the cursor is currently positioned.

Computer 1st grading pretest

I. Write the letter of the correct answer..

1. is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard[1][2] which uses an arrangement
of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.

a. keyboard B. typewriter c. touch pad d.function key

2. Concsist of keys like those of typewriter.

a. Typewriter Area b. number keys c. cursor / arrow key d.special keys

3. Range from 0-9 digits.

a. typewriter key. b. cursor / arrow key c. Number keys d. function key

4.it is used to move the cursor left to right , up and down.

a. typewriter key. b. cursor / arrow key c. Number keys d. function key

5. Are programmable keys that provide special functions. Dependeing on the software used.

a. numeric keypad b Function key c. numeric lock d. cursor / arrow key

6. switches the cursor keys into numbers. The numlock led on the key. They are arranged like that
of a calculator.

a. numeric keypad b Function key c. numeric lock d. cursor / arrow key

7.it is used to activate numeric keypad.

a. numeric keypad b Function key c. numeric lock d. cursor / arrow key

8. is located below the letter keys. It is long, thin key. it makes blank space in between words or
letter. Space the cursor forward one at a time.

a. Back space b Space bar c. Enter d. Delete

9. Let you move down to the next line . Press this key when you have finished typing and you want
to go to the next line.

a. Back space b Space bar c. Enter d. Delete

10.Is used to erase a character you have just typed. Moves the cursor to the left one space at a
time.

a. Back space b Space bar c. Enter d. Delete

11. is used to erase the character where the cursor is . it used to delete text.

a. Back space b Space bar c. Enter d. Delete

12. is used in different ways by different programs.often it allows you to escape to previous screen of
the program. It used to generate escape characters.

a. escape (ESC) b Space bar c. Tab d. Caps lock

13. Allows you to tab across the screen and sets tab stops as you would on a typewriter.

a. escape (ESC) b. Shift c. Tab d. Caps lock

14. allows you to produce Capital letters and upper symbols shown on the keys. And alternate upper
characters.

a. escape (ESC) b.Shift c. Tab d. Caps lock

15. is pressed, a light on the key goes on and Only Capital letters are produced.

a. escape (ESC) b.Ctrl (control) c. Tab d. Caps lock

16. it is used with other keys to performed special function.

a. escape (ESC) b.Ctrl (control) c. Tab d. Caps lock

17. Ctrl-V

a. paste b. post c. paint d. pile

18. Ctrl-S
a. send b. short cut c. Save d. shift
19.Ctrl-U

a. underlined b. undergo c. underbridge d. no answer

20. Ctrl-I

a. ink b. slant c. Italic d. Bold

21. Ctrl-B

a. ink b. slant c. Italic d. Bold

22. Ctrl-C

a. copy b. slant c. Italic d. Bold

23. Ctrl-O

a. copy b. open c. Italic d. Bold

24. Ctrl-N

a. copy b. open c. New d. Bold

25. Ctrl-X

a. undo b. cut c. select all d. Bold

26.Ctrl-Z

a. undo b. cut c. select all d. Bold

27.Ctrl-A - select all

a. undo b. cut c. select all d. open

28.Ctrl-Right Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the next word

a. - move the cursor to the start of the next word

b. move the cursor to the start of the previous word

c. move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph

d. move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

29. Ctrl-Left Arrow

a. move the cursor to the start of the next word

b. move the cursor to the start of the previous word

c. move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph

d. move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

30.Ctrl-Down Arrow -

a. move the cursor to the start of the next word

b. move the cursor to the start of the previous word

c. move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph

d. move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

31.Ctrl-Up Arrow -

a. move the cursor to the start of the next word

 b. move the cursor to the start of the previous word

c. move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph

d. move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

32. Ctrl- Alt-Del

a. Close application / turn off computer

b. swich between open windows on the desktop

c. permanently delete an item.

33. Shift- Del

a. Close application / turn off computer

b. swich between open windows on the desktop

c. permanently delete an item.

34. Alt-tab

a. Close application / turn off computer

b. swich between open windows on the desktop

c. permanently delete an item.

II. True or false

1. Ctrl-S - open

2. Ctrl-O - new

3. Ctrl-N - new

4 .Ctrl-C - copy

5. Ctrl-V - save

6. Ctrl-X - cut

7. Ctrl-Z - undo

8. Ctrl-A - select all

9. Ctrl-I - make italic (this is italic)

10. Ctrl-B - make bold (this is bold)

11.Ctrl-U - underline (this is underlined)

12. Ctrl- it is used with other keys to performed special function

13. The tab key allows you to tab across the screen and sets tab stops as you would on a typewrite.

14.Delete key is used to erase the characters where the cursor is it used to delete text

15.the keyboard is a typewriter like input device.

16. backspace -. is used to erase the character where the cursor is . it used to delete text.
17. Escape-. is used in different ways by different programs.often it allows you to escape to previous
screen of the program. It used to generate escape characters.

18. Function keys-. Are programmable keys that provide special functions. Dependeing on the
software used.

19.numeric lock- switches the cursor keys into numbers. The numlock led on the key. They are
arranged like that of a calculator.

20. numeric keypad-switches the cursor keys into numbers. The numlock led on the key. They are
arranged like that of a calculator.

III. Identify the parts of keyboard