HARDWARE

Keyboard – most important input

device
Type Image
Standard external keyboard
• QWERTY keyboard - The name
comes from the order of the first
six keys on the top left letter row
of the keyboard ( Q W E R T Y ).

Laptop with built-in keyboard

Keyboard (cont.)
Type Image
Ergonomic keyboard
• A keyboard that separates the keys
into two halves shaped like a wide "V."
• Some keyboards have a fixed layout,
while others are movable.
• Using an ergonomic keyboard puts less
stress on the hands and wrist and
winds up being comfortable for most
people.
Gaming keyboard
Keyboard (cont.)
Type Image
Laser keyboard
• A laser or beamer projects visible
virtual keyboard onto level surface.
• The user's finger makes a keystroke on the
virtual keyboard - breaks the infrared
beam and reflects light back to the
projector.
• The reflected beam passes through an
infrared filter to the camera.
Foldable keyboard
Really? A
foldable
keyboard
Mice (‘Mouse’ also correct)
– 2nd important input device

 Input device that is used with a

computer.
 Moving a mouse along a flat surface
can move the cursor to different items I am scared
on the screen. of a mouse!
 A computer mouse is a handheld
hardware input device that controls a
cursor in a GUI and can move and
select text, icons, files, and folders.
 A mouse is a pointing device.
Mice types
Image Type
Wireless mouse
• Most wireless mice use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to
communicate information to your computer.
(Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are wireless forms of
communication.)
Cabled mouse
• Cabled to computer.
• Earlier mice were all wired via the PS/2 port and
later on USB.
(We will discuss ports later.)
Optical mouse
• Uses light to detect movement.
• Optical mice superseded mechanical mice
because their sealed bottom surfaces do not
absorb dust and dirt.
• Work by emitting light from an LED or laser, and
a CMOS sensor detects the light reflections as
the mouse is moved.
Hardware – Pointing devices
 Any device (e.g. a graphics tablet, mouse, stylus, or trackball)
used to control the movement of a cursor on a computer
screen.
Name of What it does Image
device
Touch screen Display device which allows the user to
interact with a device by touching areas
on the screen.

Touch pad A computer input device in the form of a

small panel containing different touch-
sensitive areas.
Trackball Serves as mouse replacements.
Primarily used to move the cursor on the
screen. Like mice,
computer trackball devices include left-
click and right-click buttons, and may also
be used to enter other commands
Hardware – Pointing devices (cont.)
Name of What it does Image
device
Joystick • Used to move the cursor position on a
monitor screen.
• Has a round ball at its both lower and
upper ends. The lower spherical ball
moves in a socket.
• Can be moved in all four directions.
Stylus • A stylus is used with a tablet,
smartphone or any device with a
touchscreen where
you could otherwise use your finger.
• Note taking.
• Artists.
• Cell phones.
Other input devices
Scanner  A scanner is a device that captures images from
photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and
similar sources for computer editing and display.
 Very high
resolution scanners are used for scanning for
high-resolution printing, but lower resolution
scanners are adequate for capturing images for
computer display.
 DPI, or dots per inch, is a measurement unit of
the resolution of a printed document or digital
scan. What would you prefer?
A scanned photograph
of 300 dpi or one of 600
dpi? Why?
Types of scanners
Type (name) What it does Image
Mouse
Different types of scanners
• Small and portable.
• Effective for scanning of
text.

Handheld • A barcode scanner, also

called a point-of-sale
(POS) scanner or a
price scanner.
• Used to capture and read
information contained in
a barcode.
• Consists of a light source, a
lens and a light sensor that
translates optical impulses
into electrical ones.
Types of scanners (cont.)
Type (name) What it does Image
Flatbed • Uses a flat, glass surface
for scanning documents or
other objects.
• Most flatbed
scanners have an
adjustable lid that can be
raised to allow magazines,
books, and other thick
objects to be scanned.
Smartphone • Before you can scan a
document with your
smartphone, you will need to
download a mobile app to
your device.
• These apps can convert text
documents into PDF
files, Can scan barcodes.
Different types of scanners
Type (name) What it does Image
Multi- A Multi-function
functional Device (MFD) is
a machine that can print, copy
and scan.
Faster print speeds and allow
additional functionality such
as scan to email.
  A digital image is an electronic file
that forms into square picture
elements (pixels) when displayed
on a viewing device (e.g., a
computer monitor).
Scanner  Each of the square blocks in the
image below, is called a pixel.
colour
depth
Digital Camera

 A digital camera is similar to a traditional film-

DIGITAL CAMERA
based camera, but it captures images digitally and
save it on a memory card.
Reading Devices
Name of Description Image
device
Magnetic strip A magnetic stripe reader is a
device designed to read the
information stored within
the magnetic stripe of special cards
such as credit cards and ATM cards.
Barcode Barcode scanners record and
scanner translate barcodes from the image
you recognize into alphanumeric
digits. Those digits refer to a
particular item, and scanning the
numbers and bars pulls up an entry
in the database with further
information such as the price, how
many of this item in stock, a
description of the item and possibly a
picture for reference.
Reading Devices (cont.)
Name of Description Image
device
QR code It is a machine-scannable image that
(Quick can instantly be read using a
Response smartphone camera. Every QR
Code) code consists of a number of black
squares and dots which represent
certain pieces of information. When
your Smartphone scans this code, it
translate that information into
something that can be easily
understand by humans.
Most smartphones come with an in-
built QR Code scanner through the
camera. Downloading an extra app
just to scan QR Codes won't be
necessary. Try Zapper if you have to
install an app.
Optical character
recognition
scanner (ocr)
 A technology that enables you
to convert different types of
documents, such
as scanned paper documents,
PDF files or images captured
by a digital camera into
editable and searchable data.

What is a
pdf file?