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Alphabet Keys

• The keys on which you see alphabets A – Z are called alphabet keys .

• These keys are used to type letters, words and sentences.

• There are 26 alphabet keys on the keyboard.

• We see them in three rows on a keyboard in a jumbled order.

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The first six characters of the first row of the alphabet keys are Q, W, E, R, T

and Y. therefore, the keyboard is also known as QWERTY keyboard.

Number Keys

• The keys on which you see numbers 0 to 9 are called
number keys.

• These keys are used for typing numbers.

• These keys are also known as numeric keys .

• You find these keys at two places on a keyboard. So,

there are 20 number keys.

• The first set of number keys is present above the

alphabet keys. The second set of keys is present on the right side of the

keyboard. It is also known as numeric keypad.

• If you want to use the numeric keypad, then the Num Lock key should be

ON.

• The numeric keypad is helpful when we have to do calculations.

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