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    lesson 3

    Standard Methods
    of Input
    This lesson includes the following sections:
     The Keyboard
     The Mouse
     Variants of the Mouse
    The Keyboard

    • The Standard Keyboard Layout

    • Ergonomic Keyboards

    • How a Keyboard Works


    The Keyboard - Standard Keyboard Layout

    • A standard computer keyboard has about 100 keys.

    • Most keyboards use the QWERTY layout, named for


    the first six keys in the top row of letters.
    The Keyboard - Standard Keyboard Layout

    Most keyboards have keys arranged in five groups:

    1. Alphanumeric keys

    2. Numeric keypad

    3. Function keys

    4. Modifier keys

    5. Cursor-movement keys
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    The Keyboard - Ergonomic Keyboards

    • Long periods of keyboard use can cause injuries.

    • An ergonomically correct keyboard can help you


    avoid injuries.

    • You also can avoid injuries by adopting correct


    keyboarding practices.
    The Keyboard - How a Keyboard Works

    When you press a key:

    • The keyboard controller detects the keystroke.

    • The controller places a scan code in the keyboard


    buffer, indicating which key was pressed.

    • The keyboard sends the computer an interrupt


    request, telling the CPU to accept the keystroke.
    The Mouse
    • What is a Mouse?

    • Mouse Techniques
    The Mouse - What is a Mouse?

    • The mouse is a pointing device. You use it to


    move a graphical pointer on the screen.

    • The mouse can be used to issue commands, draw,


    and perform other types of input tasks.
    The Mouse - Mouse Techniques
    Using the mouse involves five techniques:
    1. Pointing; Move the mouse to move the on-screen
    pointer.

    2. Clicking; Press and release the left mouse button


    once.

    3. Double-clicking; Press and release the left mouse


    button twice.

    4. Dragging; Hold down the left mouse button as you


    move the pointer.

    5. Right-clicking; Press and release the right mouse


    button.
    Variants of the Mouse

    • Trackballs

    • Trackpads

    • Integrated Pointed Devices


    Variants of the Mouse - Trackballs

    • A trackball is like a mouse turned upside-down.

    • Use your thumb to move the exposed ball and your


    fingers to press the buttons.

    Many styles of
    trackball are
    available.
    Variants of the Mouse - Trackpads
    • A trackpad is a touch-sensitive pad that provides the
    same functionality as a mouse.

    • To use a trackpad, you glide your finger across its


    surface.

    • Trackpads provide a set of buttons that function like


    mouse buttons.
    Variants of the Mouse-
    Integrated Pointing Devices

    • An integrated pointing device is a small joystick built


    into the keyboard.

    • To use an integrated pointing device, you move the


    joystick.

    • These devices provide a set of buttons that function


    like mouse buttons
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    • Identify the five key groups on a standard computer


    keyboard.

    • Describe the purpose of a mouse and the role it plays


    in computing.

    • Identify the five essential techniques for using a


    mouse.

    • Identify three common variants of the mouse.

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