CCE-EDUSAT SESSION FOR COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Date : 01-09-2007 Session : Chapter 9 Topic : Input/Output Devices Faculty : Annapurna P Patil
Department of CSE M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore

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CONTENTS
Introduction Input Devices Keyboard,mouse,joystick,scanners,digital camera, bar code reader, touch Sreeen,Speech input device (microphone) Output Devices Monitor , Speaker, Printers ( different types)
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1.Introduction

Whats available for input

touch - fingers, feet, breath sound - voice, other sounds gesture gaze brainwaves

and output
textual information visual images - photos, diagrams, icons moving images sounds - music, voice Etc..

2.Input Devices
Used by a person to communicate to a computer.
Person to computer

Output Devices
Displays information from the computer to a person.

Input Devices
Keyboard. Mouse Microphone Digital Camera Scanner

The Keyboard
The most commonly used input device is the keyboard on which data is entered by manually keying in or typing certain keys. A keyboard typically has 101 or 105 keys.

Keyboard

The keyboard allows the computer user to enter words, numbers, punctuation, symbols, and special function commands 10 into the computers memory.

The Mouse
Is a pointing device which is used to control the movement of a mouse pointer on the screen to make selections from the screen. A mouse has one to five buttons. The bottom of the mouse is flat and contains a mechanism that detects movement of the mouse.

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Pointing devices - direct

Touch screens

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Touch screens
Often used for applications with occasional use, for example Bank ATMs, Information Kiosks, etc. No extra hardware - used for input and for output Can be precise to 1 pixel Good for menu choice - not so good for other functions Intuitive to use
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Touch screens
BUT Tiring if at wrong angle (needs to be 30-45% from horizontal) Get greasy, jammy Finger can obscure screen Alternative - use stylus to touch screen, or lightpen
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Indirect Pointing Devices

Need more cognitive processing than direct methods, but can be more efficient mouse tracker ball track point touchpad

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Indirect pointing devices - other

Tracker ball, trackpad, trackpoint Less space on desktop Good in moving environments, e.g. car, train
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Indirect pointing devices - other

Joystick The main use of a joystick is to play computer games by controlling the way that something moves on the screen.

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Microphones - Speech Recognition

Use a microphone to talk to your computer Add a sound card to your computer Sound card digitizes audio input into 0/1s A speech recognition program can process the input and convert it into machine-recognized commands or input
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Audio Input: Speech Recognition

Speech recognition is a type of input in which the computer recognizes words spoken into a microphone. Special software and a microphone are required. Latest technology uses continuous speech recognition where the user does not have to pause between words.
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Microphones - Speech Recognition

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Digital camera
A digital camera can store many more pictures than an ordinary camera. Pictures taken using a digital camera are stored inside its memory and can be transferred to a computer by connecting the camera to it. A digital camera takes pictures by converting the light passing through the lens at the front into a digital image.

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Scanner
A scanner can be used to input pictures and text into a computer. There are two main types of scanner; Hand-held and Flat-bed.

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Light pen
A light pen is a small pen-shaped wand, which contains light sensors. It is used to choose objects or commands on the screen either by pressing it against the surface of the screen or by pressing a small switch on its side. A signal is sent to the computer, which then works out the light pens exact location on the screen. The advantage of a light pen is that it doesnt need a special screen or screen coating.
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Bar codes
A bar code is a set of lines of different thicknesses that represent a number Bar Code Readers are used to input data from bar codes. Most products in shops have bar codes on them Bar code readers work by shining a beam of light on the lines that make up the bar code and detecting the amount of light that is reflected back

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2. Output Types
Text output Graphics output Video output Audio output

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Output Devices: Engaging our Senses

Output devices are peripheral devices that enable us to view or hear the computers processed data. Visual output Text, graphics, and video Audio output Sounds, music, and synthesized speech
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Output Devices
Monitors Printers Speakers Data Projectors

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Monitors

CRT

LCD

A monitor is a peripheral device which displays computer output on a screen. Screen output is referred to as soft copy. Types of monitors:

Cathode-ray tube (CRT)

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD or flat-panel)
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 CRT

Monitors
electron gun shoots a stream of electrons at a specially phosphor-coated screen on impact, the phosphor flares up for a fraction of a second electron gun sweeps across the screen many times a second

cathode ray tube

LCD
liquid crystal display
one of several types of flat-panel displays forms output by solidifying crystals and backlighting the image with a light source

TV sets are CRTs and many desktop monitors use this technology LCD is primarily used for laptops and other portable devices

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Video Display Terminology

Pixel
picture element (smallest unit of an image, basically a single dot on the screen)

Resolution
number of pixels in the image Common resolution size is 1024x768 Refresh rate
how often a CRTs electron gun rescans LCD displays do not use an electron gun, so do not perform refreshing The CRT electron gun shoots 3 electrons at the screen representing the amount of red, green and blue for the pixel

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Printers
Ink Jet Printer
least expensive, color, slower with a higher per page cost than laser printers

Laser Printer
More expensive, faster, lower per page cost than ink jet,

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Printers
A printer is a peripheral device that produces a physical copy or hard copy of the computers output.

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Types of Printers
Inkjet Laser

Inkjet printer, also called a bubble-jet, makes characters by inserting dots of ink onto paper Letter-quality printouts Cost of printer is inexpensive but ink is costly

Laser printer works like a copier Quality determined by dots per inch (dpi) produced Color printers available Expensive initial costs but cheaper to operate per 36 page

Plotter

A plotter is a printer that uses a pen that moves over a large revolving sheet of paper. It is used in engineering, drafting, map making, and seismology.
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Audio Output: Sound Cards and Speakers

Audio output is the ability of the computer to output sound. Two components are needed:
Sound card Plays contents of digitized recordings

Speakers Attach to sound card

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Summary
Introduction Input Devices Keyboard,mouse,joystick,scanners,digital camera, bar code reader, touch Sreeen,Speech input device (microphone) Output Devices Monitor , Speaker, Printers ( different types)
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