The devices attached to a personal computer can be classified into two – the input and output devices. Input device is composed of a device that accepts data and instructions from the user or from another computer

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Input Devices
The devices attached to a personal computer can
be classified into two – the input and output devices.
Input device is composed of a device that accepts
data and instructions from the user or from another
computer
Two types of
Input Devices
Data is inputted to
the computer
through a keyboard.
DIGITIZER
LIGHT PEN
TABLET A form of input that does
The first input device not require data to be
developed for the PC. keyed by someone sitting
Data is transferred to at a keyboard. Direct-entry
the PC over a short devices create machine
cable with a circular 6- readable data on paper, or
pin Mini-din connector magnetic media, or feed it
that plugs into the back directly into the
of the motherboard. computer’s CPU.
Mouse - The most common
'pointing device' used in PCs.
Every mouse has two buttons and
most have one or two scroll
wheels.
Touch screen - A display screen
that is sensitive to the touch of a
finger or stylus. Used in myriad
applications, including ATM
machines, retail point-of-sale
terminals, car navigation and
pointer (cursor) on screen.

industrial controls. It became wildly


popular for smart phones and
An input device used to move the
Pointing Devices

tablets.
options. The user brings the

screen and presses the pen


Light Pen - A light-sensitive

pictures or select menu


stylus wired to a video

pen to the desired point on


terminal used to draw

button to make contact.

MOUSE
Digitizer Tablet - A graphics drawing
tablet used for sketching new images
or tracing old ones. Also called a
"graphics tablet," the user contacts
the surface of the device with a wired
or wireless pen or puck. Often
mistakenly called a mouse, the puck
is officially the "tablet cursor."
Three (3)
Categories of
Direct Entry
Devices

Scanning Devices
A device that can read text or
illustrations printed on paper and
translates the information into a
form the computer can use.

TOUCH SCREEN
Voice-Input
Devices
Audio input devices also known as
speech or voice recognition systems that
allow a user to send audio signals to a
computer for processing, recording, or
carrying out commands. Audio input
devices such as microphones allow users
to speak to the computer in order to
record a voice message or navigate
software.
Three (3)
Categories of
Direct Entry
Devices
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