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ICT DENFENITIONS 2

Input device: Any hardware device that sends data to a


computer.

Keyboard: An input device that is used to enter fixed


values, often characters, into the computer system.

Numeric keypad: A keyboard with a group of keys


representing the digits from 0 to 9, arranged in a
rectangle.

Mouse: A hand-held device used with a computer to


move the pointer/cursor on the screen. There are several
different types of mice, such as mechanical and optical
mice. (Note: the plural of mouse is ‘mice’.)

Optical mouse: An optical mouse emits light and uses


an optical sensor to detect changes in the reflected light
to move the pointer on a computer screen.

Wireless mouse: A mouse that is not connected to the


computer by a cable but communicates with it using
radio waves.

Touchpad: A pointing device, often found on a laptop,


that allows the user to use their finger to move the
pointer on the screen.

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Trackerball: A device to move a pointer, where a ball is
rolled around directly by the user rather than being
moved by the whole mouse being pushed.

Remote control: A small, handheld device that can be


used to operate equipment such as a TV or stereo.

Joystick: A joystick can carry out the same tasks as a


mouse, as well as other functions such as controlling
movement.

Driving wheel: Also called a ‘racing wheel.’ Used as an


input device in racing games and simulations where users
control vehicles.

Touch screen: A display screen that is both an input and


an output device and that can respond to a user
interacting with a specific area.

Resistive touch screen: A touch screen that is sensitive


to pressure from your finger.

Capacitive touch screen: A touch screen that is


sensitive to the static electricity from your finger.

Scanner: A device that digitizes text, diagrams, and


images.

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Hard-copy: A document printed on paper. (A soft-copy is
a digital version.)

Digital camera: Produces digital images that can be


stored in a computer and displayed on a screen.

Memory card: A type of storage device that is used for


storing data files and media. They are often used in small,
portable devices, such as cameras and phones.

Pixel: An individual point of light in a digital image. (It is


a shortened version of ‘picture elements.’)

Video camera: A camera to make a record of moving


pictures that are stored electronically.

Webcam: A special category of video camera that has no


storage capacity but is connected directly to a computer.

Video-conference: A meeting held by people who are


talking to each other over the internet.

Microphone: A device that converts sound to an analog


electrical signal.

Sensor: A device that detects and responds to some


type of input from the environment, e.g., light,
temperature, motion, or pressure.

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Temperature sensor: A device that reads the
temperature of its surroundings and sends the readings
to the processor.

Smartphone sensor: A sensor in a smartphone for


measuring such things as movement and rotation,
pressure, and light intensity.

Pressure sensor: A device that measures pressure and


sends the data to a processor.

Light sensor: A device that measures light intensity and


sends the data to a processor.

Light pen: A specialized pen that works with a CRT


monitor.

CRT monitor: A monitor with a cathode ray tube. CRTs


were used in traditional TV sets and monitors.

Graphics tablet: An input device consisting of a flat pad


which the user ‘draws’ on or points at with a special light
pen or stylus.

Stylus: A pen-shaped instrument whose tip position on a


touch screen or tablet can be detected.

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Magnetic stripe reader: A device used to read a
magnetic stripe of a card, which contains data, or to write
to the stripe.

Chip and PIN reader: A device used to read the data


stored in the silicon chip of a credit or debit card to verify
the personal identification number (PIN) entered using a
numeric keypad.

RFID (radio-frequency identification): An RFID reader


uses radio waves to identify and track special tags
attached to objects.

RFID tag: A radio-frequency identification tag. Contains


digital data that can be interrogated by and send the data
to a reader device using radio waves.

Unique identifier: A characteristic or element that is


found only on one particular item.

OCR (optical character recognition): Scans a


typewritten or printed document and translates the
images of the characters into digital text that can be used
on the computer.

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OMR (optical mark recognition): Enables data marked
by a human, by making marks to select options, to be
captured for processing by a computer.

Bar code: A set of short parallel lines in contrasting


colors, often black and white, that stand for the digits 0 to
9. Bar code readers shine a laser at them and then read
the reflection to tell how thick the lines are.

QR scanner: A quick response scanner consists of


software and hardware, such as a smartphone and an
app, used to read and respond to the data stored in a QR
code. They are most conveniently used on smartphones,
which can be easily positioned in front of the QR code.

QR code: Quick response code – a type of two-


dimensional bar code (in a square) that can store data
such as URLs, geotags, and links.

Output device: Any device used to send data from a


computer to another device or user.

Monitor: An output device that visually displays the data


output by a computer.

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Multimedia projector: A device that can project an
image from a computer onto a large surface, often used
in presentations.

Printers and plotters: Devices that produce output


onto paper and onto other materials.

Laser printer: A printer that works by using a laser to


‘draw’ the required outputs onto a drum and uses toner
to print the output onto paper.

Inkjet printer: A printer that works by squirting ink at


the page out of different nozzles for different colored ink.

Dot matrix printer: A printer that uses a set of pins to


press an inked ribbon against the paper, creating the
output out of dots.

3D scanner: A device that takes multiple photographs of


an object from all angles and combines them into a 3D
representation or model of it.

3D printer: A printer that works by printing in layers on


top of each other, eventually creating a 3D object.

Speaker: A device to enable you to hear sounds or music


on your computer system.

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Headphones: Personal speakers that only the person
wearing them is intended to hear.

Actuator: A device that causes a machine or other


device to operate.

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