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The document discusses various computer input devices. It describes common input devices like the keyboard and mouse, as well as variants. It also covers other input methods such as touch screens, pens, scanners, microphones, and cameras that allow users to input different types of digital information into computers.

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ITC Lec3

The document discusses various computer input devices. It describes common input devices like the keyboard and mouse, as well as variants. It also covers other input methods such as touch screens, pens, scanners, microphones, and cameras that allow users to input different types of digital information into computers.

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COMPUTER

FUNDAMENTALS

Lecture # 03

Instructor
Sahar Javaid
Interacting with your Computer
Overview
 Input Devices
◦ Keyboard
◦ Mouse
◦ Variants of the Mouse
◦ Devices for the hand
◦ Optical input devices
◦ Audiovisual input devices
Input Devices
 Enables you to enter information and
commands into the computer.
 If computer is brain, input devices are

sensory organs
 Key board and mouse are the most commonly

used input devices


The Keyboard
 Primary input device for entering text and
numbers
 A standard keyboard include about 100 keys
 Each key sends a different signal to the CPU
 Ability to enter text and numbers with skill

and accuracy is called “Keyboarding”


Standard Keyboard Layout
 Alphanumeric Keys
 Modifier Keys
 Numeric Keypad
 Function Keys
 Cursor Movement Keys
 Special purpose Keys
Standard Keyboard Layout
How the computer accepts input
from the keyboard
The Mouse
 Every PC now a days include a mouse as the
pointing device
 Input device that you can move around on a

flat surface
 Controls the pointer

◦ Onscreen object, usually an arrow, that is used to


select text; access menus; and interact with
programs, files or data that appear on the screen
The Mouse
 Mechanical Mouse
◦ Contains a small rubber ball that is placed inside
a hole in the bottom of the mouse’s case
◦ The ball rolls inside the case when you move the
mouse around on flat surface
◦ Rollers and sensors inside the mouse send
signals to the computer, telling it the distance,
direction and speed of the ball’s motion
◦ The computer uses this data to position the
mouse pointer on the screen
The Mouse
 Optical Mouse
◦ Emits a beam of light from its underside
◦ Uses light reflection to judge the distance,
direction and speed of its travel
The Mouse
Using the Mouse
 Pointing
 Clicking
 Double-clicking
 Dragging
 Right-clicking
Wheel Mouse
Variants of the Mouse
 Devices that duplicate the mouse’s
functionality but interact with the user in
different ways

◦ Trackballs
◦ Track pads
◦ Pointers in the keyboard
Trackball
Track pads
Track point
Inputting data in other ways
Devices for the Hand
 Pens
◦ Used by tablet PCs and PDAs
◦ Also called stylus
◦ Used to write data on a special
pad or directly on the screen
◦ Used as a pointing or tapping
device
◦ Handwriting recognition
◦ On screen keyboard
◦ Used for short notes taking,
inputting signatures, delivering
orders
Devices for the Hand
 Touch Screens
◦ Accept input by allowing the
user to place finger directly on
the computer screen
◦ Use sensors on the screen’s
surface to detect touch of a
finger
◦ Common in fast food
restaurants, department
stores and supermarkets
Devices for the hand
 Game Controllers
◦ Joystick
 Variant of joystick is the racing
game controller, which include an
actual steering wheel
 Some racing game controllers even
include foot pedals and gearshift
◦ Game pad
 Used to control many kinds of
games
Optical Input Devices
 Allows the computer to see input
 Bar Code Readers

◦ Read bar codes


 Pattern of printed bars that appear on product
packages
◦ Emits a beam of light that is reflected by a bar code
image
◦ Light sensitive detector identifies the bar code
image
◦ Converts individual bar patterns into numeric digits
Optical Input Devices
 Image Scanners
◦ Converts printed media into
an electronic form
◦ Shine light onto the image
and sense intensity of the
light’s reflection at every
point
◦ Color scanners use filters to
separate the components of
colors
Optical input devices
 Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
◦ Translate image into editable text
◦ Image stored in computer memory as a bitmap
◦ Bitmap is a grid of dots
◦ Each dot represented by one or more bits
◦ OCR translates array of dots into text that the
computers can interpret as letters or numbers
Optical input devices
Audiovisual Input Devices
 Microphones
◦ Device used to input sound
◦ Makes PC useful for audio and video
conferencing over the internet
◦ Sound card is required to translate analog
audio signals from microphone into digital
codes the computer can store and process (a
process called digitizing)
◦ Speech recognition
 Capability of translating voice into text
 Allows dictation to the computer instead of typing
Audiovisual Input Devices
 Musical Instrument Digital
Interface (MIDI)
◦ Connects musical instruments
to computer
◦ Digital recording or playback
of music
◦ Musicians can produce
professional results
Audiovisual Input Devices
 Video Input
◦ PC video Camera or webcam
◦ Digitize images by breaking them
into pixels
◦ Pixel’s color and other
characteristics are stored as
digital code
◦ Video capture cards are used to
connect other video devices to the
PC
Audiovisual Input Devices
 Digital cameras
◦ Captures images electronically
◦ No film is needed
◦ Images are stored on a special memory card
◦ Images can be copied to PC where they can be
edited, copied, printed, embedded in a document
or transmitted to another user

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