- The On/Off, Sleep/Wake button: This button is on the top of your iPad, and you use it to put your iPad's screen to sleep or wake it up.
- Home button: No matter what you're doing, you can press the Home button at any time to display the Home screen on your iPad.
- Application icons: Each icon shown on the touchscreen launches an iPad application. Twenty apps come with your iPad, and you can add more (many are free) by downloading them from the App Store.
- Front camera: The front camera comes in handy when you’re FaceTime chatting. (The back camera shows the person you’re talking to what you’re seeing. You can also take pictures with it.)
- Volume Up/Down control: The upper part of the button increases the volume; the lower part decreases it