Can an iPad keyboard malfunction?

Whenever I want to type something on my iPad Mini, the keyboard is not in it's usual place at the bottom of the screen (It appears to be slightly above the bottom by about an inch). Does this disturb any other Apps on the device and is there a way to fix the issue?
App Store and Internet are also not functioning as well as they normally should (they're really slow, but the internet signal seems O.K.). Is this relative to the keyboard issue?
The current storage space left is approx. 7 GB. Total storage is 13.5 GB.
I don't think there're any jailbreaks on my iPad, but one App was downloaded using a different App Store User.
Thank you for your answers!

No, the keyboard issue does not have anything to do with the internet issue.
My boilerplate for the keyboard problem .....
If the keyboard is split and covering your text, Pull the two ends of the keyboard together - into the middle of the screen. You can also tap and hold down on the little keyboard icon in the lower right corner of the keyboard and select - Dock and Merge.
If the keyboard is up on the middle of the screen, but not split, and you want to move it back to the bottom - tap and hold down on the little keyboard and icon and select - Dock
You can turn the split keyboard off in Settings>General>Keyboard>Split Keyboard>Off.
For the internet issues, clear Safari, close all apps on the iPad and then reset the device.
Go to Settings>Safari>Clear Cookies and Data.
Now close all apps. In order to close apps in iOS 7, you have to drag the app up from the multitasking display. Double tap the home button and you will see apps lined up going left to right across the screen. Swipe to get to the app that you want to close and then swipe "up" on the app preview thumbnail to close it.
Finally, reset your iPad. Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

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