Keyboard mapping

Keyboard mapping is like a map that helps the computer to understand which key you are pressing on your keyboard. When you press a key on your keyboard, it sends a signal to the computer that says, "hey, someone just pressed this key!"

But different countries and languages have different keyboards with different symbols and characters on them. For example, English keyboards have letters like A, B, C, and numbers like 1, 2, 3. But some languages like Chinese have thousands of characters, and they can't fit all of them on a keyboard.

So, a keyboard map is like a translator that tells the computer which key you are pressing and which symbol or character it should represent. It tells the computer which language you are using, and what symbols and characters are available on your keyboard.

For example, if you are typing in French, and you press the key with the letter E on it, the keyboard map tells the computer to display the letter é instead of just E. Or if you're typing in Russian, and you press the key with the letter C on it, the keyboard map tells the computer to display the letter с instead.

Keyboard mapping is important because it helps people from different countries and languages to communicate with each other using computers. But it's also customizable, which means you can change your keyboard map to fit your needs or preferences. For example, you can switch to a different language, add special characters, or customize shortcuts to make typing faster and more efficient.