Keyboard meaning (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Keyboard:

The keyboard of a computer is one of the main input devices and is used to enter letters, symbols or numbers or commands that activate some type of program or a certain action.

The keyboards do not receive information that is why they are called “input” or input because they only manage to send information. In a laptop the keyboard is incorporated, on the other hand, in a desktop or desktop computer the keyboard has been a peripheral as is the mouse.

The functionality of keyboards resembles that of typewriters where each key pressed enters a letter, symbol, or number. The keyboard can also command different functions to the computer through the selection of a specific set of keys.

Keyboard types

There are several types of keyboards classified according to their shape, key layout and device to which it is connected.

Types of keyboards according to their shape

• Ergonomic keyboard Wireless keyboard Multimedia keyboard Flexible keyboard Braille keyboard Virtual keyboard

Types of keyboards according to the arrangement of keys

• QWERTY keyboard: it is the most used letter arrangement. Its name comes from the first letters of the first row of the keyboard. DEVORAK keyboard: Patented in 1936 it is a simpler keyboard where the vowels and symbols are on the left side and the rest on the right side. It is used more on English keyboards and is usually faster than the QWERTY model. AZERTY keyboard: used mostly by francophone countries such as France and Belgium. QWERTZ keyboard: used by countries that use German.

Keyboard types depending on the connected device

• Physical keyboard: it is a separate device from the computer and can be connected to different devices. Built-in keyboard: It generally has the keys harder than a physical keyboard since it is part of a laptop. Touch or touch keyboard: it is used in smartphones or smartphones and tablets, the touch keyboard is virtual whose keys are not physically available but appear on the screen as an application. There are different types of keyboards that can be downloaded to the device, for example, the emoji keyboard for android that replaces the letters with emoticons.

See also:

• SmartphoneEmojiEmoticon