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A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keys. A computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, [1] navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys—such as Esc and Break—for special actions, and often a numeric keypad ...
A wireless keyboard must have a transmitter built in, and a receiver connected to the computer's keyboard port; it communicates either by radio frequency (RF) or infrared (IR) signals. A wireless keyboard may use industry standard Bluetooth radio communication, in which case the receiver may be built into the computer.
Microsoft's gaming keyboard for the Japanese market Apple MacBook Pro Japanese Keyboard 70s Kanji keyboard (a subsystem common to the IBM 3278 Model 52 Display and the IBM 5924-T01 Kanji Keypunch [1]) used before the Kana-to-Kanji conversion was invented. Japanese keyboards (as shown on the second image) have both hiragana and Roman letters ...
In computing, a keyboard controller is a device that interfaces a keyboard to a computer. Its main function is to inform the computer when a key is pressed or released. When data from the keyboard arrives, the controller raises an interrupt (a keyboard interrupt) to allow the CPU to handle the input.
Break/Pause key on PC keyboard. The Break key (or the symbol ⎉) of a computer keyboard refers to breaking a telegraph circuit and originated with 19th century practice. In modern usage, the key has no well-defined purpose, but while this is the case, it can be used by software for miscellaneous tasks, such as to switch between multiple login sessions, to terminate a program, or to interrupt ...
The modern Dvorak layout (U.S.) Dvorak / ˈ d v ɔːr æ k / ⓘ [1] is a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout).
Musical keyboard, a set of adjacent keys or levers used to play a musical instrument Manual (music), a keyboard played with hands, as opposed to; Pedalboard or pedal keyboard, played with feet; Enharmonic keyboard, one of several layouts that incorporate more than 12 tones per octave; Keyboard instrument, a musical instrument played using a ...
The space bar, spacebar, blank, or space key, [1] is a key on a typewriter or alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider than all other keys. Its main purpose is to conveniently enter a space , e.g., between words during typing .