COMPUTER Class – II Chapter-4 Part-1 KEYBOARD – SPECIAL KEYS (KINDLY NOTE THAT CHAPTER- 1,2 ARE NOT IN SYLLABUS) We use pencil or pen to write in our note books, in the same way we use different keys on the keyboard to type on the computer. There are 104 keys on a standard keyboard. There are three types of keys on a keyboard. ALPHABET KEYS Used for typing letters, words and sentences. There are 26 alphabets on the keyboard. NUMBER KEYS The numbers keys show numbers from 0 to 9. We use these keys to type number. Along with alphanumeric keys, a keyboard has some special keys to perform some specific tasks. SPECIAL KEYS Some special keys are – Space Bar Longest key on the keyboard. Used to insert space between words or letters. Caps lock Used to write Capital letters. When you press Caps lock key, it will turn Caps lock light On. Now whatever you type will appear in Capital letters. When Caps lock light is OFF, we can press the Shift key along with any alphabet key to get it in Capital letter. EXERCISE 1. Name the following – a. What is common between a Keyboard, Mobile, Casio, Calculator and Typewriter. They all have __________ b. Which key comes after U. __________ c. I am the longest key on the Keyboard. __________ d. I make the letters in capital. __________ e. Which key is used for typing full stop or dot. __________ f. I erase any typed text on the right side of cursor. __________ 2. Write ‘True' or ‘False' – a. There are 204 keys on a standard keyboard. b. Space Bar is the longest key on a keyboard. c. There are three enter keys on a keyboard. d. There are 26 alphabets on the keyboard. e. There are 9 Number keys on the keyboard. 3. Rewrite the jumbled words – a. ALPHETAB b. TEDEEL c. ARRWO d. TFHIS e. NEMBUR f. LTRC g. SPABARCE h. RENTE ANSWERS – 1. a) Keyboard b) I c) Space bar Key d) Caps lock Key e) Punctuation Keys f) Delete Key 2. a) False b) True c) False d) True e) False 3. a) ALPHABET b) DELETE c) ARROW d)SHIFT e) NUMBER f) CTRL g) SPACEBAR h) ENTER (Rest of the chapter will be discussed in next pdf) .