Keyboarding Vocabulary Review 2

a key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

• tab key

• shift key

• enter key

A separate set of keys on some keyboards that contain the numbers 0 through 9 and a decimal point arranged as on an adding machine.

• numerical keypad

• function keys

• shift keys

a long

key on a typewriter or computer keyboard for making a space between words.

• shift key

• space bar

• enter key

a key on a keyboard that when pressed at the same time as another key gives the second key an alternative function.

• alt key

• tab key

• shift key

a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to switch between two sets of characters or functions, principally between lower- and upper-case letters.

• enter

• tab

• shift

a button on a computer keyboard, distinct from the main alphanumeric keys, to which software can assign a particular function.

• function key

• tab key

• enter key

a key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

• tab key

• enter key

• function key

buttons on a computer keyboard that are either programmed or designated to move the cursor in a specified direction.

• tab key

• cursor (arrow) keys

• enter key

a key on a computer keyboard that either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently.

• escape keys

• function keys

• tab keys