Discovering

Computers 2012
Your Interactive Guide
to the Digital World
 Objectives Overview
Identify the keys and buttons
commonly found on desktop
Define input and differentiate computer keyboards, and
Describe different mouse types
among a program, command, describe how keyboards for
and explain how to use a mouse
and user response mobile computers and devices
differ from desktop computer
keyboards

Describe various types of touch Describe various types of pen

Summarize the purpose of
screens and explain how a touch- input, and identify other types of
various game controllers
sensitive pad works input for smart phones

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 Objectives Overview

Explain how resolution Describe the uses of

Discuss how various
affects the quality of a voice recognition, Web
scanners and reading
picture captured on a cams, and video
devices work
digital camera conferencing

Discuss how POS Identify alternative

Summarize the various terminals, automated input devices for
biometric devices teller machines, and physically challenged
DVD kiosks work users

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 What Is Input?
• Input is any data and instructions entered into the
memory of a computer

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 What Is Input?
• Instructions can be entered into the computer in the form
of programs, commands, and user responses
A program is a series of related instructions that
tells a computer what tasks to perform and how
to perform them

Programs respond to commands that a user

issues

A user response is an instruction a user issues

by replying to a question displayed by a
program
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 What Are Input Devices

An input device
is any hardware
component that
allows users to
enter data and
instructions into
a computer

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 The Keyboard
• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys users press to enter data and
instructions into a computer

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 The Keyboard
• Most desktop computer keyboards have…

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 The Keyboard
• The insertion point, also known as the cursor, is a symbol on the screen that
indicates where the next character you type will appear

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 The Keyboard

Wired Wireless
Keyboards Keyboards

USB port Bluetooth

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 The Keyboard
• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of wrist and hand
injuries
• Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety into the design of the
workplace

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 The Keyboard
• Keyboards on mobile devices typically are smaller and/or have fewer keys
• Some phones have predictive text input, which saves time when entering text
using the phone’s keypad

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 Pointing Devices

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 Mouse
• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the palm of your hand comfortably
• Most widely used pointing device on desktop computers
• A mouse can be wired or wireless

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 Mouse
• Mouse operations

Point Click Right-click Double-click

Rotate
Triple-click Drag Right-drag
wheel

Free-spin Press thumb

Press wheel Tilt wheel
wheel button

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 Other Pointing Devices

Touchpad

Pointing Stick
Trackball

• A trackball is • A touchpad is • A pointing

a stationary a small, flat, stick is a
pointing rectangular pressure-
device with a pointing sensitive
ball on its top device that is pointing
or side sensitive to device shaped
pressure and like a pencil
motion eraser that is
positioned
between keys
on a keyboard

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 Touch Screens and Touch-
•
Sensitive Pads
A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device

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 Touch Screens and Touch-
Sensitive Pads
Touch-sensitive pads

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 Pen Input
• With pen input, you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat
surface to write, draw, or make selections

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 Other Input for Smart Phones

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 Game Controllers
• Video games and computer games use a game controller
as the input device that directs movements and actions of
on-screen objects

Joysticks and
Gamepads Light guns
Wheels

Motion-
Dance pads sensing
controllers
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 Game Controllers

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 Digital Cameras
• Two factors affect the quality of digital camera photos:

• Resolution is the number of horizontal

and vertical pixels in a display device
Resolution • A pixel is the smallest element in an
electronic display

Number of bits • Each pixel consists of one or more bits of

data
stored in each • The more bits used to represent a pixel,
the more colors and shades of gray that
pixel can be represented

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 Voice Input
• Voice input is the
process of entering input
by speaking into a
microphone
• Voice recognition is the
computer’s capability of
distinguishing spoken
words

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 Voice Input
• Audio input is the process of entering any sound into the computer

Speech

Music

Sound Effects

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 Voice Input
• Music production software allows users to record, compose, mix, and edit music
and sounds

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 Video Input
• Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and
storing them on a computer’s storage medium

Record video on a digital video (DV) camera or use a

video capture card to convert analog signals to digital

Connect the camera to a port on the system unit

Transfer video and images

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 Video Input

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Video: Video Editing on Your
Computer

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 Video Input
• A Web cam is a type of digital video camera that enables a user to:

Send e-mail
Capture video and Add live images to
messages with
still images instant messages
video attachments

Broadcast live
Make video
images over the
telephone calls
Internet

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 Video Input
• A video conference is a meeting between two or more geographically separated
people

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 Scanners and Reading Devices

Flatbed

Pen or Handheld

Sheet-fed

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 Scanners and Reading Devices

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• Optical character recognition (OCR) involves reading
characters from ordinary documents
• A turnaround document is a document you return to the
company that creates and sends it

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• Optical mark
recognition (OMR)
reads hand-drawn marks
such as small circles or
rectangles
• An OMR device scans
the documents and
matches the patterns of
light

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• A bar code reader, also
called a bar code
scanner uses laser
beams to read bar codes

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• RFID (radio frequency identification) uses radio signals to
communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object
• An RFID reader reads information on the tag via radio waves
• RFID can track:

Tracking times of
Tracking location Employee Checking lift
runners in a Airline baggage
of soldiers wardrobes tickets of skiers
marathon

Gauging pressure
Managing Checking out Tracking toll
and temperature
inventory library books payments
of tires

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• Magnetic stripe card readers read the magnetic stripe on the back of cards such
as:

Credit cards

Entertainment cards

Bank cards

Other similar cards

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) devices read text
printed with magnetized ink
• An MICR reader converts MICR characters into a form the
computer can process
• Banking industry uses MICR for check processing

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 Scanners and Reading Devices
• Data collection devices
obtain data directly at
the location where the
transaction or event
takes place
• Used in:
• Restaurants
• Grocery stores
• Factories
• Warehouses
• The outdoors

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 Biometric Input
• Biometrics authenticates a person’s identity by verifying a personal characteristic

Face Hand
Fingerprint
recognition geometry
reader
system system

Voice Signature Iris

verification verification recognition
system system system

Retinal
scanners

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 Biometric Input
hand
geometry
system

iris
recognition
system
fingerprint
reader

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 Terminals
• A terminal is a computer that allows users to send data to
and/or receive information from a host computer

A POS terminal An automated A DVD kiosk is a

records purchases, teller machine self-service DVD
processes (ATM) allows users rental machine
payment, and to access their
updates inventory bank accounts

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 Putting It All Together

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 Input Devices for Physically
•
Challenged Users
Several input devices are available to assist physically challenged users:

Keyboards Various
On-screen
Keyguard with larger pointing
keyboard
keys devices

Head- Computerized
Gesture
mounted implant
recognition
pointer devices

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 Input Devices for Physically
Challenged Users
Keyboard with larger keys Head-mounted pointer

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