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The Fn key is a form of meta-modifier key, in that it causes the operating system to see altered scancodes when other keys on the keyboard are pressed. This allows the keyboard to directly emulate a full-sized keyboard, so the operating system can use standard keymaps designed for a full-sized keyboard. However, because the operating system has ...
The Home key among other keys. The Home key is commonly found on desktop and laptop keyboards.The key has the opposite effect of the End key.In limited-size keyboards where the Home key is missing the same functionality can be reached via the key combination of Fn+←.
A pointing stick on a mid-1990s-era Toshiba laptop. The two buttons below the keyboard act as a computer mouse: the top button is used for left-clicking while the bottom button is used for right-clicking. Optical pointing sticks are also used on some Ultrabook tablet hybrids, such as the Sony Duo 11, ThinkPad Tablet and Samsung Ativ Q.
In 2019, as a successor the 2018's ZenBook Pro, the ZenBook Duo and ZenBook Pro Duo feature two screens – one at the regular position and the other above keyboard. This second display resulted into the move of the keyboard nearer to the chin and the touchpad to where a numberpad would be similarly to Asus' gaming ROG Zephyrus laptop. [23]
A computer keyboard 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. Replacing early punched cards and paper tape technology, interaction via teleprinter -style keyboards have been the main input method for computers since ...
The scroll-lock key with an activated indicator light on an IBM Model M keyboard. Scroll Lock (⤓ or ⇳) is a lock key (typically with an associated status light) on most IBM-compatible computer keyboards. Depending on the operating system, it may be used for different purposes, and applications may assign functions to the key or change their ...
The Asus VivoBook 4K uses a 15.6" 16:9 IPS 4K (3840 x 2160) display with a color gamut of 72% NTSC, 100% sRGB, and 74% Adobe RGB. The laptop supports up to Intel Core i7 processor, up to 12 GB of RAM, up to a 2 TB HDD and up to a Nvidia 940M video card.
The term first appeared during the home computer era of the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The TRS-80 Color Computer, [1] TRS-80 MC-10, [2] and Timex Sinclair 2068 [3] were all described as having "chiclet keys". This style of keyboard has been met with a poor reception. John Dvorak wrote that it was "associated with $99 el cheapo computers". [4]