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title: "Why is the keyboard important?"  
description: "Why is the keyboard important?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-05-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97292/why-is-the-keyboard-important  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "keyboard"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is the keyboard important?

Why is the keyboard important?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- **The computer [keyboard](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97293/what-is-the-most-important-function-of-the-computer-keyboard) is important** because it is the most efficient means of entering letters and characters. The keys on a computer keyboard are similar to those on a typewriter. Even if the technology is capable of producing letters and symbols, the keys are required to tell it which ones to produce.
- Simple manual input controls are seen on the first computers. As they progressed and the concept of a personal computer emerged, it became clear that more intuitive and useful input devices were required. Early mouse and keyboard models were developed throughout time to form what is now the conventional keyboard.

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