| A | B |
| Alphanumeric Keys | all of the letters and numbers on the keyboard. A-Z and 0-9 |
| Backspace Key | deletes text to the left of (behind) the cursor |
| Caps Lock | a toggle key that, when activated, causes all alphabetic characters to be uppercase |
| Delete Key | deletes text directly in front of (to the right of) the cursor |
| Enter | key on the keyboard used to move the cursor to the next line and put spaces between lines of text |
| Function Keys | special keys labeled F1 to F12 which have different meaning depending on the program being used |
| Navigation Keys | keyboard keys used to move the pointer around on the screen |
| Operational Keys | keyboard keys that allow you to operate the computer without a mouse |
| Shift | keyboard key used to capitalize alphabetic keys and type symbol keys |
| Space Bar | key on the keyboard used to put spaces between characters |
| Tab | key on the keyboard that is used to indent paragraphs and align text into columns |