| A | B |
| Numeric Home Row keys | the row of keys on the keyboard on which your fingers rest when not typing; 4 5 6 |
| Numeric keypad | keys at the right side of the keyboard, used to enter numbers and perform calculations |
| Num Lock | key that must be activated in order to use the numeric keypad |
| Alphabetic keys | Letter keys on the keyboard |
| Emoticons | Sequence of ordinary characters found on the computer keyboard and used as a form of communication on the Internet used in e-mail, chats, and other forms of communication using computers |
| Asterisk | * symbol used for footnote references in keyboarded documents |
| Percent | % symbol used in reporting statistical data |
| Ampersand | & symbol means “and” |