This presentation helps to sensitize students about the different types of keyboards. There are other types but i used the ones I thought my students would find interesting.

1. Types of Keyboards
HOW DO KEYBOARDS DIFFER?
By Nichole Graham-Treston

2. Introduction
•This pr esent at ion seeks t o
explain t he dif f er ent types of
computer keyboards such
including gaming keyboar ds,
lapt op keyboar ds and
er gonomic keyboar ds
•Ther e ar e also ot her t ypes of
comput er keyboar ds, such as
f oldable keyboar ds and

3. Laptop Computer Keyboard
• The lapt op comput er keyboar d is a small
ver sion of t he t ypical QWERTY keyboar d.
A t ypical lapt op has t he same keyboar d
t ype as a normal keyboar d, except f or t he
f act t hat most lapt op keyboar ds condense
t he symbols int o f ewer but t ons t o
accomodat e less space.
• Ther e ar e also of t en ext r a keys such as
power but t ons, volume but t ons, play
but t ons, r ewind but t ons, mut e but t ons and
ot her s.

4. Gaming Keyboards
• Gaming keyboar ds ar e similar t o normal
keyboar ds except t hey gener ally cont ain
ext r a f eat ur es such as illuminat ed keys,
mult imedia keys, an addit ional LCD scr een,
palm r est and ot her f eat ur es.
• I lluminat ed keyboar ds ar e usef ul f or
playing games, dur ing t he night , when it ' s
t oo dar k t o see t he keyboar d normally. The
mult imedia keys ar e also usef ul f or
adj ust ing t he volume, f or changing t he
music t r acks and f or doing ot her t hings,
while cont inually playing your game.

5. XT
•An obsolet e t ype, t hese
keyboar ds only suppor t t he older
comput er s such as I BM
8086/ 8088, XT-286. Not
suppor t ed by pr esent comput er s,
keyboar ds ar e much lar ger t han
t he moder n keyboar ds and t he
“Ent er ” key is backwar d-”L”
shaped.

6. MINI PS/2
•The MI NI PS/ 2 keyboar ds ar e
ver y small in size and ar e
compat ible wit h t he PS/ 2
comput er s. This keyboar d
r esembles t he lapt op keyboar d
and it is squar e in shape. This
keyboar d is composed of f ewer
key and do not have det ach
numer ic keypad.

7. The Roll-Up Keyboard
•These keyboar ds f eat ur e 104 keys in
a st andar d QWERTY layout , but wit h
a nif t y t wist of being t he most
por t able keyboar d seen t o dat e.
Simply r oll t he unit up when you’r e
done wit h it ! A gr eat t ool f or lapt op
user s who miss t heir f ull-sized KB
when on t he r oad, or LAN par t y
war r ior s looking t o light en t heir load.

8. Optimus Keyboard
•Each and ever y key on t he
Opt imus Keyboar d is a
st and-alone display t hat
shows you exact ly what it is
cont r olling at t he ver y
moment .

9. The Keyboard

10. Das Keyboard
•Wher e is t he let t er s? Das
keyboar d believe wit h no keys
t o look at when t yping, your
br ain will adapt and memor ize
t he key posit ion t hus
incr easing t yping speed.

11. The Virtual Laser Keyboard
•The I -Tech Vir t ual Keyboar d uses a
light pr oj ect ion of a f ull-sized
comput er keyboar d on almost any
sur f ace. Used wit h PDA’s and Smar t
Phones, t he Vir t ual Keyboar d pr ovides
a pr act ical way t o do e-mail, wor d
pr ocessing and spr eadsheet t asks,
enabling user s t o leave lapt ops and
comput er s at home.

12. The SafeType Keyboard
• This well t hought at keyboar d will allow you
t o t ype in a r elaxed posit ion, saving you t he
pain. All t hat despit e it s f ut ur ist look. The
supplement ar y keypad allows t he user t o
posit ion t he 10-key numer ic pad wit h ar r ow
keys anywher e t hat is most usable and
comf or t able. I t can be on t he lef t or t he
r ight , or even in your lap.

13. The Wrist Keyboard
•Complet ely sealed, it can oper at e in
t he r ain and ot her har sh
envir onment s. A cur ved back pr ovides
a secur e and comf or t able placement
on t he wr ist . The keyboar d layout is
opt imized t o pr ovide alphanumer ic
ent r y. Car ef ully posit ioned ar r ow keys
ease menu-or ient ed t asks. The
Wr ist PC keyboar d comes wit h an
opt ional wr ist st r ap t o pr ovide t he
capabilit y of at t aching it t o your
wr ist .

14. The Frogpad
•The Fr ogPad mobile keypad wit h it s
innovat ive 20 f ull-size key layout
opt imized ar ound t he most f r equent ly
used char act er s set s a new st andar d
in inf ormat ion access wit h super ior
por t abilit y and er gonomics, global
adapt abilit y, r apid lear ning and ease
of use. I t s unique pat ent ed keyst r oke
algor it hms enable it t o be used in
eit her a r ight or lef t -handed mode
and wit h any int er nat ional language
set .

15. Maltron 3D Ergonomic Keyboard
•These f ully er gonomic t wo
handed keyboar ds f it t he
shape of hands and t he
dif f er ent lengt hs of f inger s
t o r educe movement and
t ension.