Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Keyboard

What is the primary way a computer's user enters text?

• Trackpad

• Touchscreen

• Mouse

• Keyboard

Which design is most commonly used for keyboards?

• DVORAK

• QWERTY

• Colemak

• AZERTY

What keys let you navigate around a text document?

• Modifier keys

• Arrow keys

• Function keys

• Media keys

Which key changes typed letters from lowercase to uppercase?

• Alt key

• Command key

• Control key

• Shift key

What triggers the universal keyboard shortcut for saving the active document on macOS?

• Command + S

• Control + S

• Shift + S

• Alt + S

What row of keys perform specific system tasks when pressed?

• Media keys

• Modifier keys

• Function keys

• Number row

What keys let you adjust system volume, play and pause, or skip tracks?

• Arrow keys

• Modifier keys

• Function keys

• Media keys

What can be paired to a phone or tablet if you want to type with a physical keyboard?

• Mouse

• Trackpad

• Bluetooth wireless keyboard

• Touchscreen

What type of devices do not require hardware keyboards?

• Desktop computers

• Laptops

• Smartphones and tablets

• Gaming consoles

What can be used to run short macro scripts on some keyboards?

• Modifier keys

• Media keys

• Function keys

• Customizable keys