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Operational Keys
Term | Definition |
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Arrow Keys | Cursor movement keys or arrow keys are buttons on a computer keyboard that are either programmed ir designated to move the cursor in a specified direction. |
Alternate (Alt) | On a computer keyboard us used to change (alternate) the function of other presed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a simular fashion to the shift key. |
Backspace | Deletes the character at that position, and shifts back the text after that position buy one position. |
Caps Lock | Is a button on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, causes all letters to be generated in capitals until deactivated. It is located in the position of a simular Shift lock key (and sometimes a Ctrl key) found in some othe keyboard layouts. |
Control (Ctrl) | Is a modifier key which, when pressed in comjunction with another key, performs a special operation (for example, Ctrl + C |
Delete | A command or key on a computer that erases text |
End | Come or bring to a final point;finish. |
Enter | A key on a computer that is used to perform various functions, such as ececuting a command or selecting options on a menu. |
Escape (Esc) | Is a key founfd ont the top-left corner of a computer keyboard and allows the user to abort or cancel an operation. |
Home | Also know as page and web page. A document that serves as a starting point on a web site. A home page typically contains hypertext and navigation buttons that allowa the user to navigate the site by clicking them with a mouse and invoking hyperlinks. |
Insert | A thing that has been inserted |
Num Lock | Is a key on the numeric keypad of most computer boards It is a lock key, like caps lock. |
Page Up | A key commonly found on computer keyboards that scrolls the page up. |
Page Down | A key commonly found on computer keyboards that scrolls the page down. |
Shift | A key on the keyboard that gives the other keys an alternate meaning. |
Tab | Too move the cursor on a display screen or the print head on a printer to a specified column (the tab stop). |