My keyboard is not responsive upon booting up my iMac

I powered down my iMac for one day. Upon booting up, my mouse and keyboard do not communicate with the screen. How do I fix this?

Hello:
Sorry, it is short for system management controller.
You reset it like this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
That sometimes fixes odd problems. It cannot hurt anything to reset the SMC.
Barry

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WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
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typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
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