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  2. Keyboard technology - Wikipedia

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    The keyboard sends the key code to the keyboard driver running in the main computer; if the main computer is operating, it commands the light to turn on. All the other indicator lights work in a similar way. The keyboard driver also tracks the shift, alt and control state of the keyboard.

  3. Keyboard layout - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Computer keyboard - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The keyboard switch matrix is wired to its inputs, it converts the keystrokes to key codes, and, for a detached keyboard, sends the codes down a serial cable (the keyboard cord) to the main processor on the computer motherboard. This serial keyboard cable communication is only bi-directional to the extent that the computer's ...

  5. Wireless keyboard - Wikipedia

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    A Bluetooth keyboard is a wireless keyboard that connects and communicates with its parent device via the Bluetooth protocol.These devices are widely used with portable devices such as smart phones and tablets, though they are also used with laptops and ultrabooks.

  6. British and American keyboards - Wikipedia

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    The UK variant of the Enhanced keyboard commonly used with personal computers designed for Microsoft Windows differs from the US layout as follows: . The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys)

  7. List of QWERTY keyboard language variants - Wikipedia

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    In this keyboard, the key names are translated in both French and English. This keyboard can be netherless useful for programming. In 1988, the Quebec government has developed a new keyboard layout, using proper keys for Ù, Ç, É, È, À, standardized by the CSA Group and adopted also by the federal government. [15]

  8. Text entry interface - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of different keyboard layouts available: QWERTY is the standard English-language keyboard layout, as the first six keys on the row of letters are Q, W, E, R, T and Y. Other keyboards layouts include AZERTY and Dvorak. The AZERTY keyboard is a variation of the standard QWERTY keyboard adapted for French-language input.

  9. Break key - Wikipedia

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    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 ...