COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
WHAT IS A COMPUTER KEYBOARD
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Computer keyboards are similar to electric-typewriter keyboards but contain additional keys, such as the command key or Windows keys.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘computer’ keyboard is directly derived from the old typewriter keyboard. As the original typewriters were mechanically slower than a reasonably quick typist the keys were arranged to slow the typist down. Hence the common letters, a, s and e are used by the third and fourth finger of the left hand.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Centaurus vintage keyboard is our top choice. It’s a retro typewriter keyboard for iPads, iPhones, PCs, and Macs that simultaneously links to up to three devices.
Detailed explanation-4: -"A computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input method for computers.