Computers are very important for all of us nowadays. We all use them in order to do all sorts of tasks related to our work and school activities or just for having fun by watching movies, playing games and talking to our friends. This is why it is necessary for us to know as much as possible about the computers that we are using every day because in this way we will be able to work with them better and to have better results, which are essential for us. In this respect, among the most important notions to be made aware to users are the fact that their computers consist of hardware and software and the fact that there are many examples of computer hardware for them to become familiar with. They are very important for the users in the learning process because they help them understand how the computer system functions and how they might improve their computers by using the knowledge related to their computer hardware components.

Among the many examples of computer hardware components are to be mentioned the motherboard, the central processing unit, the keyboard, the mouse, the monitor, the random access memory, the hard drive, the power supply, the printer, the modem and many others. They are all important to be analyzed by the users who are interested in finding out as much important data as possible about their PCs. Among these examples of computer hardware component, very interesting aspects are to be mentioned about the keyboard. First of all users have to become aware of what keyboard actually means and what are the different functions of the device and which of them can ease users’ work with their computers. In this respect, it is important to be mentioned the fact that a keyboard is an input device which has partially been created by using the typewriter model of keyboard. It uses all sorts of buttons and keys which act as electronic types of switches. When the user presses one of the keys it usually corresponds to a single symbol which is most of the time written on it so that it might be recognized.

When discussing about this example of a computer hardware component there are many factors which need to be analyzed regarding it.  Among these factors a very important one is represented by the classification that can be established concerning the many types of keyboards available on the market nowadays. In what concerns the classification of keyboards it is important for the users to know that there are many types of keyboards and they are all important and interesting to be analyzed especially because some of them are not even very familiar to some users. In this respect, it should be known the fact that there are standard types of keyboards, laptop size keyboards, gaming and multimedia types of keyboards, thumb sized keyboards, numeric type of keyboards and many others which are non-standard or special use types. Among these are included the chorded keyboard, the virtual type, the touch screens, the foldable type, the infrared type and others.

When discussing about keyboards as an important example of computer hardware component it is important to discuss about as many types of keyboards as possible because in this way users will find out as much information as possible about them. Standard keyboard for example are known to include alphabetic types of characters, punctuation types of symbols, numbers and all sorts of function keys which enable users to select all sorts of applications. There are two main examples of standard types of keyboards: the 101 key US type of traditional keyboard and the 104 key type of keyboard. Both of these two types of keyboards have been appreciated by the users who have had the chance to work with them. Laptop size keyboards are as their name says keyboards which are usually used on laptops and notebook types of computers which have a reduced number of keys included within them. It is also possible for the keys to be placed on different locations in comparison with the standard keyboards.



Another type of keyboard, the gaming and multimedia one is another important example of computer hardware component. They are considered to be keyboards which contain extra keys which are used to access music and other frequently used types of programs. An example of such a keyboard is the multimedia one, which has also been appreciated by most of the users who have worked with it. Thumb sized keyboards are usually used in certain personal assistants and other types of computers. Numeric keyboards include numbers, symbol and function keys. Chorded keyboards are considered to be input devices which give the users the chance to press more keys together so that they might enter all sorts of characters and commands for their computer system to operate. Virtual keyboards are known to project images on full sized keyboards onto a certain type of surface. Examples of virtual types of keyboards are the tech virtual laser type and the on screen keyboard. This type is known to represent the image of a standard type of keyboard which can be controlled by the user with the aid of the mouse. The user uses the mouse in order to search for a certain letter and afterwards this letter is being entered with the aid of just one click.



Another example of a specific type of keyboard is represented by the touch screen. It is also considered to be important among the numerous examples of computer hardware components. In fact, they can be used as keyboards because they do not actually look like one. Foldable keyboards are another special type. Some of them are made of plastic and other ones are made of silicone. A very important advantage regarding this type of keyboard is the fact that they are considered to be much more resistant to water in comparison with the standard type of keyboards. Laser keyboards are a new type of such an example of computer hardware component and have been created so that the keyboard layout might to be projected on any flat type of surface. This is made by using the laser technology. They are known to be able to detect each time a user presses a key via infrared technology. They are considered to be very interesting types of keyboards.



Nowadays there are many types of keyboards and they are all important to be analyzed when discussing about examples of computer hardware. This is because any type of data regarding computer components is very important to be made aware to users so that they might be well informed about the hardware components included within their computers and about other opportunities as well because thy can help them improve their computers when they consider this to be necessary.