Scribd
Upload
4 views

Chapter 2 Input and Output devices

Chapter 2 discusses input and output devices, detailing various types of input devices such as keyboards, pointing devices, audio/visual devices, card readers, and sensors. It also covers output devices including audio/visual displays, printers, and control actuators, explaining their functions and applications. The chapter highlights the importance of these devices in computer systems for data entry and output generation.

Uploaded by

zainaismael8
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4 views

Chapter 2 Input and Output devices

Chapter 2 discusses input and output devices, detailing various types of input devices such as keyboards, pointing devices, audio/visual devices, card readers, and sensors. It also covers output devices including audio/visual displays, printers, and control actuators, explaining their functions and applications. The chapter highlights the importance of these devices in computer systems for data entry and output generation.

Uploaded by

zainaismael8
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 36

Chapter 2

Input and Output Devices


INPUT DEVICES

1. Keyboards
2. Pointing Devices
3. Audio / Visual
4. Card Readers
5. Reading Text / Codes
6. Sensors
7. Remote Control
•Mouse
•Touchpad •MICR devices •Temperature
•Trackball •OMR devices •Light
•Touch Screen •OCR readers •Pressure
•Graphics Tablet •Barcode reader •Moisture
•Joystick •Water-level
•Light Pen •Movement
•Proximity
Input devices •Switch or button

Pointing Audio / Visual Reading Remote


Keyboards Card Readers Sensors
Devices Devices Text / Codes Control

•Alphanumeric Keyboard •Magnetic Strip Reader


•Numeric Keypad •Smart Card / 'Chip' Reader
•PIN Pad
•Scanner
•Digital Camera
•Video Camera
•Web Cam
•Microphone
1. Input - Keyboards

1.1 Alphanumeric Keyboard

• A very common, general purpose, input


device that allows text (abc…), numbers
(123…) and symbols (%$@...) to be entered
into a computer.
1.2 Numeric Keypad

• A small keyboard that only has numbers.


• Used to enter numeric data into computers
such as those in ATMs.
1.3 PIN Pad

• This is a device with a numeric keypad used to


enter a person’s Personal Identity Number (PIN)
e.g. when paying with a credit card.

• PIN pads are also found on electronic door locks


– you enter a PIN to unlock the door.
2. Input - Pointing Devices

• These devices are used to move an on-screen


pointer or cursor (usually an arrow).

• They are commonly used with GUIs


2.1 Mouse

• A pointing device found on most PCs.


• Often used to control the pointer in a GUI.
2.2 Touchpad / Trackpad

• A pointing device found on most laptops.


• Used instead of a mouse since it takes up less
space.
• Usually used to control the pointer in a GUI.
2.3 Trackball / Tracker Ball

• This pointing device is not moved about like a


mouse
• instead it has a large ball that the user spins.
• It can be used to control a GUI pointer.
• often used by people with limited movement
(disabled) or by the very young since they are
easier to use than a mouse.
2.4 Touch Screen

• A touch screen is an alternative to a separate


pointing device.
2.5 Graphics Tablet

• A pointing device often used by designers


and artists to allow natural hand
movements to be input to graphics
applications.

• Since it is so like using a pen, it is very easy


to create ‘hand-drawn’ sketches.
2.6 Joystick / Joypad
• Used mainly for playing games.
• The user moves the joystick left/right,
forward/back and data about these
movements are sent to the computer.
2.7 Light Pen
• Is a device used as a pointing device or to ‘write’
on the screen of a computer.
• Rarely used today since graphics tablets and
high-quality touch screens provide similar
functionality.
Input - Sensors

• A sensor is a device that converts a real-world


property (e.g. temperature) into data that a
computer can process.
Examples of sensors and the properties they detect are...

Sensor What it Detects


Temperature Temperature
Light Light / dark
Pressure Pressure (e.g. someone standing on it)
Humidity/
Moisture Dampness / dryness

Water-level How full / empty a container is


Movement Movement nearby
Proximity How close / far something is
Switch or button If something is touching / pressing it
• A sensor is an analogue device.
• Data from a sensor needs to be converted
into digital data for the computer to process.
This is done using by an
Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC).

• Sensors are used extensively in:


 monitoring
Measuring
 data logging systems
 computer control systems
Input - Remote Control

• These devices are very common.


• They send data signals each time a button is
pressed using infrared light or radio signals.
• The signals can control a computer (or a system
that contains a small computer such as a DVD
player) from some distance.
• Often used to control a presentation slideshow
OUTPUT DEVICES

a. Audio / Visual
b. Printing / Plotting
c. Control Actuators
OUTPUT Devices

Audio/Visual Printing/Plotting Control actuators

CRT Monitor Dot Matrix Printer Light bulb or LED


TFT monitor InkJet Printer Heater
Multimedia Projector Laser Printer Cooling Unit
Loudspeaker Plotter Motor
Pump
Buzzer / Bell / Siren
1.1 CRT Monitor

• A cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitor is the type


that has been around for years and
is large and boxy.
• Advantages
 It is used in the design industry since the colour
accuracy and brightness of CRT monitors is
excellent, and designers need to see true-to-life
colours.
CRT monitors are generally cheaper than flat-
screen monitors.

• Disadvantages:
 They are heavy and they take up a lot of desk
space.
The consume considerably more power then flat-
screen monitors.
1.2 Flat-Screen Monitor (TFT or LCD)

• TFT is Thin-Film-Transistor
• LCD is Liquid-Crystal Display.

• Flat-screen monitors are light in weight and


they take up very little desk space.
• Modern flat-screen monitors have a picture
quality that is as good as CRT monitors.
1.3 Digital / Multimedia Projector

• Are used in situations when a very large


viewing area is required, for example
during presentations, for advertising, or in
your home for watching movies.
1.4 Loudspeaker

• Loudspeakers are essential for applications


such as , video conferencing,
watching movies, music editing etc.
Printing / Plotting

• If you want a physical copy of some data


on paper (a ‘hardcopy’) you will need a device
that can make marks on paper - a printer or a
plotter
Dot Matrix Printer

• Dot-matrix print quality is poor, the printers are noisy

• Since the pins actually hit the paper, several ‘carbon-


copies’ can be printed in one go. An example of this
is airline tickets which have several duplicate pages,
all printed in one go
• The print mechanism is very cheap, and the inked
ribbons last for a long time. So, where cheap, low-
quality printouts are required, dot-matrix printers are
used. An example is shop receipts.
InkJet Printer
Output - Control Actuators

• An actuator is a device, controlled by a


computer, that can affect the real-world.
Examples of actuators, and what they can do are

Actuator What it Can Do


Light bulb or LED Creates light
Heater Increases temperature
Cooling Unit Decreases temperature
Motor Spins things around
Pump Pushes water / air through pipes
Buzzer / Bell / Siren Creates noise
Motors
• Motors can provide movement.

• Uses:
– Automatic washing machines
– Greenhouse to open the windows and switch the
fans
– To control robot arms
– In computers, operate fans.
Buzzer

• Buzzers can provide noise.

• Uses:
– Are used in cookers and microwave ovens to tell
the operator when the cooking process is
complete.
– Are used in burglar system to warn if intruders are
present.
Lights

• Light bulbs and LEDs can by used to


provide light, or to indicates something.

• Uses:
– They are used for security lights.
– Are used in greenhouse to control the lighting
conditions.
Heaters / Coolers
• Heaters can provide heat, and coolers
can cool things down.

• Uses:
– Heaters are used in automatic washing machines ,
cookers and central heating systems.
– Heaters are used in greenhouse to control the
temperature.
– Cooling unit is used to keep a room at the correct
temperature during hot weather, or to keep
food fresh.
Pumps

• A pump is basically a motor attached to a


device that can push water or air along pipes.

• Uses:
– Pumps are used in many places: as part
of watering systems in greenhouses, in factories,
etc.

You might also like