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Computer System 3 - Input Devices

The document provides an overview of various input devices used to interact with computers, including keyboards, mice, touchscreens, and scanners. It details their functions, types, and how they facilitate data input and control. Additionally, it covers technologies like OCR and MICR for data recognition and verification.

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Computer System 3 - Input Devices

The document provides an overview of various input devices used to interact with computers, including keyboards, mice, touchscreens, and scanners. It details their functions, types, and how they facilitate data input and control. Additionally, it covers technologies like OCR and MICR for data recognition and verification.

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Unit I

 An input device is a piece of hardware used


to provide data to a computer used for
interaction and control. It allows input of raw
data to the computer for processing.

 For example, keyboard, mouse, microphone


etc
one of the primary input devices used to input data and
commands. It has function keys, control keys, arrow keys,
keypad and the keyboard itself with the letters, numbers and
commands. Earlier standard keyboard used to have 83 keys.
Today modern days keyboard used to have around 104 keys
Keyboards are connected to the computer through USB or
Bluetooth. A laptop keyboard is more compact than a desktop
keyboard to make the laptop smaller and lighter. Smartphones
and tablets use on-screen keyboard to input messages and
select commands.
It is an input device used to control the
cursor and coordinates. It can be
wired or wireless. It allows the user
to do the following: Move the mouse
cursor, Select, Scroll, Open or
execute a program, Drag-and-drop,
Hover, Perform other functions with
the use of additional buttons
A laptop uses a touchpad as the
mouse. A smartphone and tablet use
a touchscreen as primary input
device and the user’s finger is used as
the mouse.
A light pen is a light-sensitive
pointing input
device commonly used to
select or otherwise modify
text or data on a screen. Used
with a CRT monitor, these
devices were an early form of
manipulating and
highlighting data on the
screen.
It is an input device that takes pictures
digitally. Images are stored as data on
memory cards. It has an LCD screen that
allows users to preview and review
images. Digital cameras have become
popular over film cameras because of the
following features:
 LCD screen – allows users to view the
photos and videos immediately
 Storage – can store thousands of pictures
 Picture development – allows users to
choose and pick which pictures to develop
 Size – takes up less space and can be easily
carried
It is an input device that reads an image and
converts it into a digital file. A scanner is
connected to a computer through USB. There are
different types of scanners:
 Flatbed scanner – uses a flat surface to scan documents
 Sheetfed scanner – like a laser printer where paper is
fed into the scanner
 Handheld scanner – the scanner is dragged over the
page to be scanned
 Card scanner – for scanning business card
It is an input device that allows users to interact
with a computer using their fingers. It is used
widely in laptop monitors, smartphones, tablets,
cash registers and information kiosks.
Most common functions of touchscreens are as
follows:
 Tap
 Double-tap
 Touch and hold
 Drag
 Swipe
 Pinch
It is also known as barcode scanner or point of
sale (POS) scanner, is an input device capable
of reading barcodes.
It is an input device connected to the computer
and the internet that captures still picture or
motion video.
It is an input device used to input biometric data
into a computer. It could be in the form of a
thumb print, retina scan, voice recognition etc.
Here are the types of biometric devices:
 Face scanner
 Hand scanner
 Finger scanner
 Voice scanner
It is a pen-shaped input device
used to write or draw on the
screen of a graphic tablet or
device. Initially it was just
used for graphic tablets and
PDAs, but now, it has become
popular on mobile devices as
a replacement for the user’s
fingers. It’s used for more
accurate navigation and to
keep oils from user’s fingers
off the device screen.
It stands for Optical Mark Recognition.
This popular recognition technology is
used for collecting data from “fill-in-
the-bubble” forms such as educational
tests, surveys, assessments,
evaluations, and many other multiple
choice forms.
 OMR enables the respondent to select
an answer to a question by filling in a
“bubble” or “mark” associated with an
answer choice.
OCR (optical character recognition) is
the use of technology to distinguish
printed or handwritten
text characters inside digital images
of physical documents, such as a
scanned paper document.
The basic process of OCR involves
examining the text of a document
and translating the characters into
code that can be used for data
processing. OCR is sometimes also
referred to as text recognition.
MICR (magnetic ink character
recognition) is a technology
used to verify the
legitimacy or originality of
paper documents,
especially checks. Special
ink, which is sensitive to
magnetic fields, is used in
the printing of certain
characters on the original
documents.

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