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a PC. All modern operating systems come with perfectly good drivers for any

keyboard, although some fancier keyboards may come with specialized

features (screens, lights, programmable keys) that require special drivers to

operate properly.

Modern keyboards connect via USB port, whether wired or wireless. In

the last few years there’s been a resurgence of the ancient, but fast PS/2 port.

Figure 10-16 shows a combination mouse/keyboard PS/2 port on a modern

motherboard.

Figure 10-16 Combination mouse/keyboard PS/2 port (circular connector,

top left)

NOTE Wireless keyboards remove the cable between you and the PC.

Make sure to keep a complete set of spare batteries around.

There’s not much to do to configure a standard keyboard. The only

configuration tool you might need in Windows is the Keyboard Control Panel

applet. This tool enables you to change the repeat delay (the amount of time

you must hold down a key before the keyboard starts repeating the character),

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