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Level-I Computer (Using A Keyboard)

The document provides an overview of keyboard usage, detailing the types of keys: alphabet keys, number keys, and special keys. Alphabet keys are used for typing letters and consist of 26 keys, while number keys are for typing numbers and consist of 10 keys. Special keys, such as the spacebar, enter, and backspace keys, perform specific functions like adding spaces, moving to the next line, and erasing characters.

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Level-I Computer (Using A Keyboard)

The document provides an overview of keyboard usage, detailing the types of keys: alphabet keys, number keys, and special keys. Alphabet keys are used for typing letters and consist of 26 keys, while number keys are for typing numbers and consist of 10 keys. Special keys, such as the spacebar, enter, and backspace keys, perform specific functions like adding spaces, moving to the next line, and erasing characters.

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Level – I Subject: Computer

Using a Keyboard
A Keyboard has small buttons on it called keys.
These keys are used to type letters, words, numbers, and symbols.

Types of keys:
There are many types of keys on a keyboard.
➢ Alphabet keys
➢ Number keys
➢ Special keys

Alphabet key:
➢ These keys are marked with the letters A-Z.
➢ These keys are used to type letters, words, and sentences.
➢ They are 26 in number.
Number keys:
➢ These keys are marked with the numbers 0-9.
➢ They are used to type numbers.
➢ They are 10 in number.
➢ Number keys are present above the alphabet keys and on the right
side of the keyboard.

Special keys:
The keys that are used to do specific task are called special keys.
Let us learn about some commonly used special keys.
Spacebar key:
Look at the longest key on the keyboard.
This is spacebar key.
It is used to add a blank space between two letters, words, or
numbers.
Enter key:
The enter key is used to move the cursor to the next line.
A keyboard has two enter keys.

Backspace key:
The backspace key works like an eraser. You can use it to erase the
letters. One-by-one, to the left of the cursor.

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