Introduction to Keyboard Features and Functions

🎓 Distance learning platform introduced for secondary education in Cameroon.

💻 Different types of storage media: CD-ROM, external hard disk, USB key.

⌨️ Lesson on the keyboard: objectives, previous knowledge, real-life application, concepts, and exercises.

💡 The lesson covers identifying the types of keyboards and their parts.

🔍 A series of images are presented to identify the keyboard among them. The correct answer is image C.

👨‍💻 A real-life application is discussed where an instructor helps a customer with difficulty using a specific keyboard.

🔢 The keyboard is known as the qwerty keyboard because of the first letter of the upper left, which is q. It is also known as the English keyboard, as it has keys of the English alphabet and favors typing in the English language.

🇫🇷 There is also a French keyboard, known as iseti, which has keys of the French alphabet and favors typing in the French language.

⌨️ The keyboard is composed of four main parts: the alphanumerical keypad, the numeric keypad, the function keys, and the insertion and direction keys.

The function keypad consists of special keys, such as the F1-F12 keys, the incision and direction keys, and the special proposed keys.

The enter key is used to indicate the completion of a word or line and move the cursor to the next line.

The shift key is used to type letters in uppercase or lowercase and to type symbols on top of numerical keys.

The caps lock key is used to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters.

The tab key allows the cursor to jump five spaces forward.

The control key is used in conjunction with other keys to perform specific actions.

⌨️ The keyboard has different parts with specific functions, including the numeric keys for data entry and calculations.

🔢 The numeric lock enables and disables the use of the numeric keys on the keyboard.

🔣 The alpha numerical keys are made up of characters, numbers, and special keys.

🔤 The French keyboard, known as the AZERTY keyboard, is best suited for the Francophone lab due to its placement of French alphabet keys and favorability for typing in the French language.

🔢 The alphanumeric keypad, or English keyboard, consists of letters, numbers, and special characters from the alphabet, making it suitable for typing in English.

⌨️ The principal should buy the AZERTY keyboard for the Francophone lab as it is optimized for typing in French, with keys placed accordingly.

⬆️⌨️ The shift key is a keyboard key that allows for capitalization of letters and access to secondary characters on the same key, enhancing typing efficiency.

␣ The spacebar key is essential for creating spaces between words and separating text, providing readability in written language.

💡 The shift key is used to type letters in capital or small case without using the cap lock key and to type symbols printed on the top of the number keys.

⌨️ The space bar, found on the alphanumeric keyboard, is the longest key on the keyboard and is used to give gaps and spaces between words.

🔤🔡👀 In the given keyboard image, identify the type of keyboard and complete the missing letters in the red boxes.