PARTS OF THE COMPUTER NOTES CUES: NOTES: CPU (Central Processing The internal operating unit or “brain” of the computer Unit) Monitor TV like device used to display text and graphic images on a screen Mouse A small input device usually controlled with the right hand Keyboard An arrangement of letter, figure, symbol, control, function, and editing keys and a numeric keypad Flash Drive A small portable device that plugs into a USB port and contains memory Printer The unit attached to a computer that produces text on paper (hard copy). Numeric keypad The calculator type keyboard used when large amounts of numeric data are to be keyed Function keys The keys that perform a software function; used by themselves or with other keys Arrow keys The keys that move the cursor in the direction indicated by that key Shift keys The keys used to make upper case letters and certain symbols Backspace key The key that deletes the character to the left of the insertion point Num Lock key The key used to switch the numeric keypad between numeric entry and editing CTRL (Control) key(s) The key that performs a software function when depressed as another key is struck Enter key The key that when struck causes the cursor to move to the left margin and down to the next line ALT (Alternate) key(s) The key that is used with another key to execute a function Delete key The key that erases text to the right of the insertion point Insert key The key that switches between insert mode and typeover mode Caps Lock key The key that when depressed causes all letters to be upper case Tab key The key that when struck causes the cursor to move to a preset position ESC (Escape) key The key used to transfer to another section of the software and to back out of commands