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Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is: The data you put into a device.


A Device is: Is a piece of hardware.
An INPUT DEVICE is: Is used to add data in.
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



Keyboard Numeric Keypad Mouse Track pad




Track Ball Graphics Tablet Remote Control Joystick



Lightpen Touch screen Magnetic Strip Reader Chip Reader



Scanner Digital Camera Video Camera Web cam




Microphone MICR Reader OMR Scanner OCR Scanner

MICR Reader / Mouse / Remote Control / Chip Reader / Digital Camera / OMR
Scanner / Barcode Reader / Scanner / Trackball / Keyboard / Magnetic Strip
Reader / Touch Screen / Light Pen / Graphics Tablet / OCR Scanner / Numeric
Keypad / Joystick / Webcam / Video Camera / Trackpad / Microphone
Barcode Reader Select a word from the list above and match with the appropriate input device

Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices



17. Typing text into a
word processor
1. Entering pin
numbers

13. Selecting options
from a menu
19. To control the
pointer on a laptop
computer




10. Used as an
alternative pointing device
for people with disabilities
14. Inputting freehand
drawings into a computer
6. Operating a
television or projector
15. Controlling a
computer flight simulation



To draw directly on to a
computer screen
11. Selecting options
on a kiosk/POS (point of
sale) system
12. To read
information on a bank or
ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe
20. Used to read
details from a bank card



3. To create digital
copies of hard copy
documents
8. To take
photographs for a website
5. To record moving
images
4. To enable live
images to be used during a
video conference




18. To input sound
into a computer
21. Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition. To input data
from a bank cheque
9. Optical Mark
Reader. To read data from
a school register
Optical Character
Recognition. 16. To
convert images into text

2. Entering pin numbers
3. To create digital copies of hard copy documents
4. To enable live images to be used during a video conference
5. To record moving images
6. Operating a television or projector
7. To draw directly on to a computer screen
8. To take photographs for a website
9. To read data from a school register
11. 22. To input details
of products at a POS
(Point Of Sale)
10. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
11. Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system
12. To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
13. Selecting options from a menu
14. Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
15. Controlling a computer flight simulation
16. To convert images into text
17. Typing text into a word processor
18. To input sound into a computer
19. To control the pointer on a laptop computer
20. Used to read details from a bank card
21. To input data from a bank cheque
22. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device

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