Annoying Sound when clicking ALT;CTRL;FN OR CMD

Hello Mac Users. I come from a very Microsoft friendly family but I recently bought a Mac and I'm completely new and still learning. Every time I click Ctrl or Alt or Cmd or Fn it makes this clicking sound. If I press it twice it locks the button, say I press shift once, then twice it locks shift and every pad on the keyboard i touch becomes like I was holding Shift in. Is there anything I've pressed wrong? I dont know what operating system I've got, just that its a mac with 3.1 ghz and its a 814 model. Newly bought.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Sincerely your mac noob.

Check in System Preferences > Universal Access > Keyboard tab > Turn Slow Keys off.
Regards,
Captfred
Edit: check Sticky Keys also.  Turn off if necessary.

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