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Input and Output

Learning Outcomes

1. Define input.
2. Describe keyboard entry, including types and features of keyboards.
3. Identify different pointing devices, including game controllers and styluses.
4. Describe scanning devices, including optical scanners, RFID readers, and recognition devices.
5. Recognize image capturing and audio-input devices.
6. Define output.
7. Identify different monitor features and types, including flat-panels and e-books.
8. Define printing features and types, including inkjet and cloud printers.
9. Recognize different audio and video devices, including portable media devices.
10.Define combination input and output devices, including multifunctional devices, VR head-
mounted displays and controllers, drones, and robots.
11.Explain ergonomics and ways to minimize physical damage.

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Introduction

• Have you ever wondered how information


gets into your computer and comes out in a
form you can use?
• Input devices convert what
we understand into what the
system unit can process
• Output devices convert what
the system unit has processed
into a form that we can understand
What is Input?

• Any data or instructions entered into a computer


• Input devices translate data into a form that the system unit can
process
• Some hardware input devices include:
– Keyboards
– Mice
– Pointing
– Scanning
– Image capturing
– Audio-input
Keyboard Entry

• Keyboards
• Traditional keyboards
• Virtual keyboard

• Laptop keyboards
• Thumb keyboard
Pointing Devices

Provide an intuitive interface by accepting pointing


gestures and converting them into machine-readable
input
• Wide variety of devices such as:
– Mouse
– Touch screen
– Game controller
– Stylus

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Mouse Types

• Optical mouse
– Has no moving parts
– Emits and senses light to detect mouse movement
– Can be used on any surface
• Wireless mouse
– Battery operated
– Uses radio waves or infrared light waves
• Touch pads
– Controls pointer by moving and tapping your fingers on the
surface of the pad
Touch Screen

• Can be touched with more than one finger

• Stylus is a pen-like device


– Used on tablets
– Uses handwriting recognition software
Gaming Controllers

Provide input to computer games


• Joysticks use pressure and direction of the stick

• Gaming mice are similar to a mouse but high precision

• Game pads use both hands

• Motion sensing device control games by user movement


Scanning Devices

Scanners convert scanned data into a form the system unit can
process
• Optical scanners
– Flatbed scanners
– Document scanners
– Portable scanners
– 3D scanners
Card Readers

Interpret encoded information that is stored on debit,


credit and identification cards
• Magnetic card reader
– Information read from strip when swiped through reader
• Chip card reader
– Information read from a chip when inserted in reader
– Smart cards hold additional security information
Bar Code Readers

Contain photo-electric cells that scan or read bar codes


or the zebra striped marks printed on product
containers
• Wand readers
• Hand –held readers
• UPCs and MaxiCode readers
• UPC are heavily used in grocery stores for
automated checkout and inventory control
• MaxiCode used by shipping companies for
routing packages
RFID Readers

Radio-frequency identification
Tiny chips embedded in most anything contain
electronically stored information that can be read using
an RFID reader located several yards away.
– Tracking pets
– Update and control inventories
– Read passports
Character & Mark Recognition Readers

Recognize special characters and marks


• Character and mark recognition devices
– Magnetic-ink character recognition (MICR)
• Used by banks to read encoded characters on checks
– Optical-character recognition (OCR)
• Reads preprinted characters such as wand scanners
– Optical-mark recognition (OMR)
• Sense the presence of absence of marks used for test scoring
Image Capturing Devices

Create or capture original images


• Digital Camera
– Capture images digitally and store in
memory
• Webcams
– Capture images and send to a computer
Audio-Input Devices

• Voice recognition systems


• Use a microphone, sound card, and special software
• Users can operate computers and create documents using
voice commands
• Included in many smart phones
• Siri in iPhones
• Cortana in Windows phones
• Google Now in Google phones
Output

Processed data or information


• Types of output
– Text
– Graphics/photos
– Audio & video
• Output devices
– Monitors
– Printers
– Audio-output devices

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Monitors

Known as screens or display screens and present


visual images of text and graphics
• Features
– Clarity
– Resolution/pixels
– Dot pitch
– Contrast ratios
– Size
– Aspect ratio
Monitor Types

• Flat-panel monitors
– Require less power to operate
– Portable and thin
– Most are backlit
Three types:
– Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
• Older monitors
– Light Emitting Diode (LED)
• More advanced backlighting
– Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)
• Thin layer organic compound that produces light
E-book Readers

An e-book is a traditional books printed in electronic


form
E-book readers are dedicated mobile devices for storing
and displaying e-books
• Use e-ink technology
– Produce images that reflect light
• Kindle
• Nook
Other Monitor Types

• Other monitors
– Digital/interactive whiteboards
• Connects to a computer or project
• Controlled using a special pen or even your finger
– Classrooms and corporate boardrooms
– Ultra High-definition television (UHDTV)
• Digital output delivering a much clearer and more detailed image
that regular HDTV
– Digital Projector
• Project the images from a traditional monitor onto a screen or wall
Printers

• Translates information that has been processed by the system


unit
• Features
– Resolution
– Color
– Speed
– Memory
– Duplex printing
Printer Types

• Ink-jet printers spray ink at a high speed


– Reliable, quite and inexpensive
• Laser printers uses a laser light beam to produce
images
– Fast, excellent quality
– Personal or shared
• 3D Printers create 3-D shapes with a thin layer of
material repeatedly until created
– Additive manufacturing
Other Printers

• Cloud printers
– Connected to the Internet to provide services to others on
the Internet
– Thermal printers
– Plotters
Audio and Video Devices

• Translates audio information from


the computer into sounds that
people can understand
– Speakers and headphones
• Bluetooth Technology
– Wireless technology
• Used to connect to speakers and headsets
Combination Input and Output Devices

• Headsets
• Combine a microphone and headphones
• Multifunctional devices (MFD)
• Cost efficient but lower quality
• All-in-one printers are a good example
• Virtual Reality (VR)
• Artificial or simulated reality
• Virtual head-mounted displays and
controllers
Drones

Drones or unarmed aerial vehicles


• Take input from a controller and the
output device is the drone
• Very cost effective now
Robots
• Use cameras, microphones, and
other sensors as inputs
Making IT Work for You ~
Head-Mounted Displays

• Two types of head-mounted displays


– Virtual Reality (VR)
– Augmented Reality (AR)
– Can be expensive
Ergonomics

• Study of human factors


related to things people
use
• Fit the task to the user
to avoid:
– Eyestrain and headache
– Back and neck pain
– Repetitive strain injury
Ergonomic Challenged Devices

Portable devices are not set up for ergonomics


• Laptops
– Because the keyboard and monitor are connected, they cannot be
set up ergonomically
• Tablets
– Tablet hunch is caused by the users head being improperly aligned to
the viewing surface
• Smartphones
– Blackberry thumb results from using thumbs to type on a tiny keyboard
Careers In IT

• Technical writers prepare instruction manuals, technical reports,


and other scientific or technical documents
• Typically requires an associates or bachelors degree in:
– Communications
– Journalism or
– English
– Specialization or familiarization
with a technical field
• Technical writers can expect to
earn $54,000 to $71,000 annually
A Look to the Future
Internet of Things

• Smartwatch
– Can monitor and share your location
– Can count and share the number of steps
• Web-connected car
– Track and share driving habits
Open-Ended Questions (Page 1 of 2)

1. Define input and input devices.

2. Describe the different types of keyboard, pointing, scanning, image capturing, and
audio-input devices.

3. Describe output and output devices.

4. Describe the features and different types of monitors and printers.


Open-Ended Questions (Page 2 of 2)

5. Describe audio output devices including Bluetooth technology.

6. Discuss combination input and output devices, including


multifunctional devices, headsets, drones, robots, and virtual-
mounted displays and controllers.

7. Define ergonomics, describe ways to minimize physical


discomfort, and discuss design issues with portable computers.

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