Friday, 19 February 2016

Keyboard terms

Computer keyboard keys descriptions
Number
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
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K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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W
X
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Y
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Z
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Key/SymbolExplanation
WindowsPC keyboards have a Windows key that looks like a four-pane window
CommandApple Mac computers have a command key.
MenuPC keyboards also have a Menu key that looks like an cursor pointing to a menu.
EscEsc (Escape) key
F1 - F12Information about the F1 through F12 keyboard keys.
F13 - F24Information about the F13 through F24 keyboard keys.
TabTab key
Caps lockCaps lock key
ShiftShift key
CtrlCtrl (Control) key
FnFn (Function) key
AltAlt (Alternate) key (PC Only; Mac users have Option key)
SpacebarSpacebar key
ArrowsUp, Down, Left, Right Arrow keys
Back SpaceBack space (or Backspace) key
DeleteDelete or Del key
EnterEnter key
Prt ScrnPrint screen key
Scroll lockScroll lock key
PausePause key
BreakBreak key
InsertInsert key
HomeHome key
Page upPage up or pg up key
Page downPage down or pg dn key
EndEnd key
Num LockNum Lock key
~Tilde
`Acute, Back quote, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push
!Exclamation mark, Exclamation point, or Bang
@Ampersat, Arobase, Asperand, At, or At symbol
#Octothorpe, Number, Pound, sharp, or Hash
£Pounds Sterling or Pound symbol
Euro
$Dollar sign or generic currency
¢Cent sign
¥Chinese Yuan
§Micro or Section
%Percent
°Degree
^Caret or Circumflex
&Ampersand, Epershand, or And
*Asterisk and sometimes referred to as star.
(Open parenthesis
)Close parenthesis
-Hyphen, Minus or Dash
_Underscore
+Plus
=Equal
{Open Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket
}Close Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket
[Open bracket
]Closed bracket
|Pipe, Or, or Vertical bar
\Backslash or Reverse Solidus
/Forward slash, Solidus, Virgule, or Whack
:Colon
;Semicolon
"Quote, Quotation mark, or Inverted commas
'Apostrophe or Single Quote
<Less Than or Angle brackets
>Greater Than or Angle brackets
,Comma
.Period, dot or Full Stop
?Question Mark



Sl.   No.                  Symbol                                Name
1                     &ampersand or and
2                      apostrophe or single quote
3                      *asterisk
4                      @at
5                     `back quote
6                     \back slash
7                    { }braces or curly braces
8                    [ ]brackets
9                      ^carat
10                     }close brace
11                     ]close bracket
12                    )close parenthesis
13                    :colon
14                     ,comma
15                   $dollar
16                   =equal
17                   !exclamation  mark
18                   >greater than
19                   <less than
20                   –minus or hyphen
21                  {open brace
22                  [open bracket
23                  (open parenthesis
24                 ( )parenthesis
25                 %percent
26                   |pipe or bar
27                  +plus
28                  #pound or number sign or sharp or hash
29                  "quote
30                 ;semi-colon
31                  /slash or forward slash
32                 ~tilde
33                 _underscore