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INPUT DEVICES

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INPUT DEVICES

What are the input and output devices of a computer?

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
system. While, output device is any piece of computer hardware that displays results after the computer has
processed the input data that has been entered.

Two (2) Types of Input Devices

1. Keyboard Entry – Data is inputted to the computer through a keyboard.


Keyboard - The first input device developed for the PC. Data is transferred to the PC over a short cable
with a circular 6-pin Mini-din connector that plugs into the back of the motherboard.

2. Direct Entry – A form of input that does not require data to be keyed by someone sitting at a keyboard.
Direct-entry devices create machine-readable data on paper, or magnetic media, or feed it directly into
the computer’s CPU.
Three Categories of Direct Entry Devices
1. Pointing Devices - An input device used to move the pointer (cursor) on screen.
 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
industrial controls. The touch screen became wildly popular for
smart phones and tablets.

 Light Pen - A light-sensitive stylus wired to a video terminal used


to draw pictures or select menu options. The user brings the pen
to the desired point on screen and presses the pen button to
make contact.

 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."

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

3. 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.

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