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Computer Keyboards
Information about keyboard input devices for PC, Mac and other computers
3,006 Questions
What are the parts of the periscope?
The periscope has several parts: the ocular lenses, the mirror or prism, inversion/reversion prisms, relay lenses, another mirror or prism, and objective lenses.
# include <stdio.h>
# include <conio.h>
int main ()
{
char a;
printf("Enter the number");
scanf("%c", &a);
(a>=97 && a<=122)?
printf("\n\nIt is a lower case alphabet"):printf("\n\nIt is not a lower case alphabet");
getch();
getch();}
How do you draw a square using a keyboard?
In most drawing and graphics software, holding down the shift key constrains a dragged box to a square. So, select a "draw rectangle" tool, then hold down the shift key while you click and drag yourself a square.
Does A typical notebook computer keyboard has 101 to 105 keys?
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Retrieving keyboard input depends partly upon whether you're writing a console or graphical application. If you're writing a console application, you have the following functions available:
- sscanf() in the stdio.h header
- getchar() in the stdio.h header
- getch() in conio.h and curses.h (plus kbhit() if it's available)
For Win32 applications, which are event-driven, you'll want to intercept the WM_CHAR event that's passed to your window handler (WndProc). The wParam parameter will contain the character on the keyboard that's pressed.
For other APIs, you'll want to check the documentation, or look on the Web for tutorials describing how to get keyboard input using whichever API you're using.
How do you wake up a compaq's keyboard when you hit the sleep button?
Usually, most computers will "wake-up" when you click or move the mouse(thinkpad on laptops), or pressing space bar or enter. If all before mentioned options fail, a hard restart is the only way. Hold down the power button for five seconds. Wait five more seconds, and turn PC back on. beapparent.wetpaint.com
Which company first manufactured CDs?
The prototypes for the first compact discs were produced by both Phillips and Sony. The two companies then collaborated to produce a standard format and player.
How to type a star on keyboard?
Copy/Paste: (Sadly there isn't one on the character map so you'll have to Copy/Paste)
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Asterisk: SHIFT + 8 = *
Five pointed star (font): If you download "SUN, MOON & STARS" font (free download) you will find the two different star types, Solid and Outline. To install after you've downloaded and extracted the true-type font, go to 'search' from your start menu and search for 'files or programs' in your C drive for "fonts." A "C/:WINDOWS...fonts" folder will show up. Open that and drag your extracted font file into that window.
What is the best way to learn to type without looking at the keyboard?
touch typing using the bumps on the F and J keys to tell where to put your index fingers.
Why is the QWERTY the only keyboard used today?
The QWERTY keyboard isn't the only keyboard layout in use today, many other layouts are used to accommodate the World's languages. But it is true that it is very widespread in English speaking (or typing) countries. The layout was originally designed for mechanical typewriters. Early typewriters had a problem if typists typed too quickly. To try and slow them down, the keyboard was redesigned with the commonly used keys on the left - so 'A', 'S', 'T' and 'E' are under the weaker hand of the typist. The QWERTY layout is common because its what people have been trained to use. Although other layouts have been proposed, there isn't a clear advantage to them - there isn't strong evidence that typists can type a lot faster using "better" layouts. It has also been suggested that learning a new layout is actually harder once the QWERTY layout has been mastered, making it less likely for typists to switch to different layouts.
Note: there is also a circular key board for typing with one hand
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On most vehicles, when the engine is cold, the engine control system sets the idle speed up above what is normal for a warm engine. As the engine warms up, the control system [a bunch of sensors combined with an engine control computer] backs off on the idle speed until, when the engine is up to normal operating temperature, the idle speed is back to it's normal [lowest] setting.
Regarding the shifting difficulty, you did not mention what type of transmission you have, but I suspect that it is a manual.
Manual transmissions have small "clutches," [sort of] on the gear shafts which are called SYNCRONIZERS. When a manual transmission is being shifted, the moving gears which you want to mesh are seldom spinning at the same speed, and do not want to mesh.
The job of the syncronizer "clutch" is to drag on both gears, effectively slowing one down and the other slightly up, so they are both spinniing closer to the same speed, allowing them to more easily mesh. Also, until the vehicle has been driven a bit, the lubricant in the transmission is thicker, which also helps to resist movement of the shifting mechanism, contributing to the shift difficulty.
The shut down time you describe allows the warm up engine heat to difuse throughout the engine, warming up the engine coolant temperature sensor enough, to then send an "engine warm" signal to the engine control system, which on restart, allows the engine to idle at a lower speed, thereby facilitating easier shifting.
Hope this helps until an expert engine and transmission mechanic improves this answer.
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The transmission on the 96 suburban is an automatic overdrive. All of the "control systems" you mentioned should do all of the heat up and RPM slowdown "automaticly" and used to do it just perfectly. Now, the RPMs stay high, above 1100 RPMs, until I shut the engine down by turning the key off. When restarted, the RPMs go high, Instantly, and then come back down below 1000RPMs and the hard shifting returns to the normal shifting. When I say "hard Shifting", I'm talking about the feeling of being "rear ended" at about 15 mph. The transimission had to be rebuilt last year because of this problem, which seem to fix the problem, but it was warmer weather...now that it's "cold" again, the problem has returned. Sometimes, not all of the times, I even get the "Check Engine" light. It seems temperature related to me, but there are so many temp sensors located all through the engine and transmission. Any other help is apprciated.
How do you turn off caps lock?
I dont know its a mystery!You can just click the little caps lock button you used to turn it ON, unless your computer is stuck, then you press Control, Alt, and Delete ALL AT THE SAME TIME as many times until your computer is no longer stuck; then you will press Control, Alt, F4, Tab, Shift, Space, and Page Down ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Your keyboard probably has a Caps lock button somewhere on the left of it (or on the right if your computer is not a popular model; some computers don't have an option to turn off Caps Lock, so don't be freaked out if you can't find it, your computer is just wierd, and its probably right next to your pinkie finger right now). Just press it and caps lock turns off.
Just simply press the button in the keyboard that says....
CAPS lOCK... that's all!
There is an OBVIOUSLY LARGE key on the left hand side of the keyboard labelled Caps Lock!!! IT IS SO OBVIOUS!!!
Control, alt, f4, tab, shift, space, page down - all at the same time
Hope i helped
PRESS THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON... its that easy
If you want to be boring, you can just press the Caps Lock key to the left of the "A" key, but if you want to be ORIGINAL and COOL, you press: Control, alt, f4, tab, shift, space, page down: ALL AT THE SAME TIME
What languages are used in Unicode?
There are very few modern languages that cannot use Unicode. Unicode can also be used from some obsolete languages as well, such as ancient Akkadian, Ugaritic, Old Persian. and so forth. The most basic Egyptian hieroglyphics will be added in the next version, 5.1 along with
The Unicode website at http://www.unicode.org/standard/WhatIsUnicode.html provides the English phrase "What is Unicode" translated into 48 languages and there are far more than that not do not appear here, for example all current American Indian languages that use a version of the Latin script or which use the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllables are covered by Unicode.
We are told at http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.1.0/ that Version 5.1 of Unicode due out next week "extends support for languages in Africa, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, with the addition of the Cham, Lepcha, Ol Chiki, Rejang, Saurashtra, Sundanese, and Vai scripts."
Accordingly when this question appears in the Unicode FAQ at http://unicode.org/faq/basic_q.html#16 , the consortium's answer is:
"It's hard to say. Many scripts (especially Latin) are used for a very large number of languages. The easiest answer is that Unicode covers all the languages that can be written in the following scripts: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Thaana, Devanagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhala, Thai, Lao, Tibetan, Myanmar, Georgian, Hangul, Ethiopic, Cherokee, Canadian-Aboriginal Syllabics, Ogham, Runic, Tagalog, Hanunóo, Buhid, Tagbanwa, Khmer, Mongolian, Limbu, Tai Le, Han (Japanese, Chinese, Korean ideographs), Hiragana, Katakana, Bopomofo, Yi, Linear B, Old Italic, Gothic, Ugaritic, Deseret, Shavian, Osmanya, and Cypriot.. See also the list of Languages and Scripts. [MD]"
Note that this leaves out some of the scripts in Unicode 5.0 (such as some Philippino scripts) as well as some of the scripts to come in version 5.1. Modern languages still missing would those of small minority communities with unique scripts where no-one has come forth the present the encoding and the Unicode consortium has not got around to doing so themselves as yet. I some cases there is dispute about how a script should be encoded.
The intention is that almost very language known should be encoded in Unicode, with the exception of some modern invented languages of dubious importance. Essentially, if those using such languages don't themselves use a script different from Latin or Arabic or such, even though one may have been invented, then it is not going to be encoded. The only such script which has been rejected (for the moment) from Unicode is Klingon, because the supposed alphabet is rarely used even by those who known Klingon and was not used with the supposed proper values in the flms themsleves. This is the only that I know about where a script was rejected.
How do you make a square root sign using your keyboard?
It is unlikely that you have a built in shortcut key.
However, if you are using Microsoft Word you can set up a custom hotkey. A square root sign has character code 221A - you can find it under Insert: Symbol. From there you can set a keyboard shortcut; I've just set mine to Ctrl + SQ, which works fine.
The standard shortcut key is "ALT"+ X
Why did your keyboard and laptop touchpad stop working and how can you fix it?
Well it depends.. has the laptop been dropped recently? could be a motherboard issue. Also try opening the laptop and make sure the keyboard is connected to the motherboard.
Most likely it could be a keyboard gone bad in the hardware department which you would have to replace it.
Where is qwerty found on the keyboard?
Obviously, "qwerty" is the first six letters on the regular American keyboard. It's easy to type, but I odn't know if "qwerty" has another defintion. Does anyone know what it means? You didn't notice while you were typing the question?
Who developed the QWERTY desing that is now used on standard keyboard?
Christopher Sholes is to blame.
What was the original name of the keyboard layout?
In the UK it is "qwerty" i.e.the first six letters on the top row of keys (from left hand side) Developed I believe so that on manual typewriters there would be no head collisions. I think there is a US keyboard that has a significantly different layout.
How was the keys on the keyboard decided to go in the order it is in?
to reduce the chance of the hammers hitting and jamming together.
Where is the dash key on the keyboard?
You really don't know? it is just over and to the right of the "p" key.
"keyboard entry" refers to: 1. data entered into a computer by a person typing on a keyboard. 2. information received by a computer from a keyboard. This might refer to the data coming into a computer program for example.
How do you play Mission Impossible on a keyboard?
use the buttons. W.A.S.D. or the cursor keys will work to. depending on the typen of MI. you need a mouse.
~BTW on the back of the retail box is stated what you need.
