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There are three types of keys on a keyboard:

1. Number keys 2. Alphabet keys 3. Special keys

NUMBER KEYS

¾ Number keys have the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 7 8 9
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¾ These are also known as Numeric keys. 4 5 6

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¾ These are used to type digits and numbers. End 2 PgDn
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ALPHABET KEYS
¾ Alphabet keys have the alphabets ‘A’ to ‘Z’ printed on them.
¾ These keys are used to type letters and words.

¾ There are 26 alphabet keys on the keyboard.

Q W E R T Y U I O P

A S D F G H J K L

Z X C V B N M

Try This Critical Thinking

Which type of keys would you press on the keyboard to do the following?
1. Type your name _______________________________________

2. Type your age _______________________________________

3. Type your address _______________________________________

(Hint: Some times you need to use more than one type of key to type something.)

SPECIAL KEYS

These keys are used to perform special functions. Let us learn about the

functions of some special keys.

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