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PC input devices - advantages and disadvantages.
- Essay length: 2229 words
- Submitted: 09/07/2004
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Input Devices
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This useful device is one of the main and most commonly used input devices. This device is attached to the computer and is used for writing on the computer.
The typical keyboard used by most people is the 'QWERTY' keyboard. It is called 'QWERTY' as these are the first letters in the first row. There are newer keyboards with different designs but most people are familiar with the 'QWERTY' keyboard. A man called Sholes in 1878 developed this keyboard layout. It was originally developed for the typewriter but now is the standard layout for the computer. There are four main parts to a keyboard and they are the main keyboard, numeric keypad, cursor keys and function keys.
An advantage
Most computers have this device attached to it and a skilled typist can enter
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