Input devices provide a means of communication between the user and computer by feeding data and instructions into the system. Common input devices include keyboards, which are similar to typewriters and used to input characters; mark sense readers, which read specially printed forms and transfer data directly to the computer for applications like tests; and magnetic ink character readers, which detect magnetic patterns from inked characters on documents like bank forms. A light pen is also used to indicate locations on a computer screen. Output devices then communicate results back to the user in an understandable format.
Input devices provide a means of communication between the user and computer by feeding data and instructions into the system. Common input devices include keyboards, which are similar to typewriters and used to input characters; mark sense readers, which read specially printed forms and transfer data directly to the computer for applications like tests; and magnetic ink character readers, which detect magnetic patterns from inked characters on documents like bank forms. A light pen is also used to indicate locations on a computer screen. Output devices then communicate results back to the user in an understandable format.
Input devices provide a means of communication between the user and computer by feeding data and instructions into the system. Common input devices include keyboards, which are similar to typewriters and used to input characters; mark sense readers, which read specially printed forms and transfer data directly to the computer for applications like tests; and magnetic ink character readers, which detect magnetic patterns from inked characters on documents like bank forms. A light pen is also used to indicate locations on a computer screen. Output devices then communicate results back to the user in an understandable format.
Input devices provide a means of communication between the user and computer by feeding data and instructions into the system. Common input devices include keyboards, which are similar to typewriters and used to input characters; mark sense readers, which read specially printed forms and transfer data directly to the computer for applications like tests; and magnetic ink character readers, which detect magnetic patterns from inked characters on documents like bank forms. A light pen is also used to indicate locations on a computer screen. Output devices then communicate results back to the user in an understandable format.
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INPUT DEVICES
Purpose: Provides a means of communication between user and the computer. Used to feed the data instructions into a computer system. Some of the typical input devices are described below.
Keyboard Most popular input device. Similar to a typewriter in appearance. Used to feed in the data into the computer system character by character.
Mark Sense Reader
Input of information marked by pencil or pen on specially per-printed cards or froms. Data directly transferred to the computer. Suitable for handling applications like answer sheets of multiple choice Testing, questionnaire responses etc.
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Used to read characters inscribed on documents whit ink
containing magnetized particles.
Detects magnetic patterns formed by characters and
matches them with stored patterns for various characters.
Used extensively to process cherubs in banks and
insurance documents.
Light Pen A device resembling an ordinary pen, used to indicate locations on the computer screen by focusing a ray of light.
OUTPUT DEVICES Purpose
To provide a means of communication between the
computer and the user.
To display the result of data processing carried out by
the computer in a form, understandable to the user.
