On Input Devices
On Input Devices
When we work with computer we need to enter data and instructions to the
computer using these devices
These devices convert data and instructions to a form that can be recognized by
the computer
Keyboard
Mouse
Scanner
Joystick
Digital camera
Keyboard is the most commonly used input devices.
They allow data entry into a computer system by pressing a set of keys
neatly mounted on a keyboard
Contains some extra command keys and function keys that affect the
operation of computer or keyboard itself
Types of keyboard :
(3).Wireless keyboard
Mouse is the most popular point-and-draw device
It is a must-have input device on modern personal computers
Has 2 or 3 buttons and can be clicked or double-clicked to perform tasks
Optical mouse doesn’t have a ball but uses a laser to sense the motion
Types of mouse:
(1). Serial mouse
(2).PS/2 mouse
(3).Optical mouse
(4).Wireless mouse
Data scanning devices are input devices used for direct data entry into a
computer system from source documents
Common scanner devices are:
(1).Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) reader :- used by
banks to process large volumes of cheques and drafts
(2).Optical Mark Reader (OMR) scanner :- scanning the answer sheet
of an objective type test in which answers are marked by darkening a
square or circle space by pencil
(3).Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanner :- used for direct
reading of any printed character
(4).Barcode reader :- used to read the barcodes printed on practically
every item purchased from a department store
A joystick is a pointing device that works on the principle of trackball
To make the movement of the spherical ball easier, it is placed in a socket
with a stick mounted on it
On most joysticks, a button on the top is provided to select the option
currently pointed to by the cursor
Commonly used for controlling player movements in video or computer
games
A computer with a vision-input device consists of digital camera
The camera creates an image of the object in digital form so that It can be
stored and interpreted by the computer
The digitized image of the object is matched against similarly formed pre-
stored images in the computer’s image database