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Computers

PC (Personal Computer)

I presume that as you're visiting this page you are on some kind of computer, or piece of technology, but do you know what all the parts of a computer are called? Find the items listed.

Computer Desk

Find these items on this computer desk:-

computer(s)
cupboard(s)
disc drive(s)
drawer(s)
filing cabinet(s)
keyboard(s)
monitor(s)
mouse(s)
mousemat(s)
pigeonhole(s)
speaker(s)
screen(s)
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Laptop

Laptops are similar, but need some extra vocabulary.

laptop

Find these items on this laptop

disc drive(s)
keyboard(s)
hinge(s)
screen(s)
touchpad(s)

Keyboard

The keyboard is one of your input devices, but do you know your way around an English one?

Keyboard

Find these items on this keyboard

alphabet key(s)
alt key(s)
arrow key(s)
backspace key(s)
break key(s)
caps lock key(s)
control key(s)
enter key(s)
escape key(s)
function keys(s)
number key(s)
number pad(s)
print screen key(s)
QWERTY key(s)
return key(s)
shift key(s)
tab key(s)

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Keyboard symbol names

´ acute accent
` grave accent
* asterisk
@ at
{ } braces aka curly brackets
( ) brackets / parenthesis
[ ] square brackets
^ caret aka hat or up arrow
< > chevrons aka angle brackets
- dash or hyphen aka minus
# hash aka octothorpe /  square symbol (usually short for number)
~ tilde
| pipe aka vertical bar
/ \ slash aka stroke
\ backslash / reverse solidus
/ forward slash / solidus
_ underscore
See the punctuation page for other symbols.

 

 

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