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Computer External Hardware

The document outlines various input and output devices used in computing, including keyboards, mice, light pens, scanners, and web cameras, detailing their functionalities and technologies. It also describes output devices like monitors and printers, explaining the differences between CRT and LCD monitors, as well as the types of printers available. Key features for selecting printers are highlighted, including printing quality, speed, type, and cost.

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Computer External Hardware

The document outlines various input and output devices used in computing, including keyboards, mice, light pens, scanners, and web cameras, detailing their functionalities and technologies. It also describes output devices like monitors and printers, explaining the differences between CRT and LCD monitors, as well as the types of printers available. Key features for selecting printers are highlighted, including printing quality, speed, type, and cost.

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INPUT DEVICES:

1. KEYBOARD
2. MOUSE
3. LIGHT PEN
4. SCANNER
5. WEB CAMERA

KEYBOARD :
A) NUMERIC KEYS: 0 TO 9
B) ALPHANUMERIC KEYS: CAPITAL A TO Z AND small a to z
C) FUNCTION KEYS: F1 TO F12
D) SPECIAL CHARACTER KEYS: ALT, CTRL, ENTER, SPACEBAR, <>, $, # , @ etc

Mouse: it’s known as pointing device.

Wireless or cordless technology:


i. Wireless or cordless keyboard and mouse are available for the computers. This
technology categorized as three types, 1. Radio frequency, 2. Infrared, and 3.
Bluetooth
ii. Above all technologies has one receiving section and one transmit section
iii. Radio frequency range : 27 mhz to 2.4 ghz
iv. Radio frequency uses RF technology
v. Infrared uses light waves technology
vi. Bluetooth uses Bluetooth protocol technology
Light pen : it’s like a pen and it uses photo sensor technology. It detects light, and photo sensor
transmits its equivalent signal to the CPU, and the pen works. Specially this is use to draw a picture.
It’s generally used in Computer aided designing (CAD)
Scanner : its scans the hard copy document and save it as its digital form. Flatbed scanners are
commonly used, its like a photocopy or Xerox machine. Documents are placed on the glass surface
area and an ultra violet light passes beneath it through a mechanically driven head. It captures high
resolution images. Generally it performs following actions
(a) Scan (b) copy / print (c) share
Web camera: it’s an input device which generally available in usb ports. It has a lens and image
sensor and some electronic components through which images are captured.
Output devices:
Monitor, printer, LCD projector, speaker, etc.
VDU: visual display unit.
CRT : cathode ray tube
LCD : liquid crystal display.
Computer monitor and an old television are likely same but there are some technical differences.
Computer monitor or screen receives digital signals whereas an old television receives RF signals
from the antenna. Television pictures resolution is fixed but a monitor resolution can be changes as
per user requirements.
Now a day’s television also receives digital signals to improve the quality of audio video outputs.
Normally a screen consists of 24 horizontal lines and each line, 80 character can be placed.
Pixel: each character is made up of a number of tiny, lighted dots known as pixels.
Printers: printer is a well-known output device which prints the digital form of the documents and
gives output as a hardcopy.
Selection of printers can be choosing on the following features:
1. Quality of printing
2. Speed of printing
3. Type of printers: whether it is impact or non-impact printer
4. Cost of printer
Impact printer:
(a) Dot matrix printer
(b) Line printer
(c) Daisy wheel printer
Non-impact printer:
(a) Inkjet printer
(b) Laser printer
(c) Thermal matrix printer

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