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Input Devices and Their Uses

The document outlines various input devices used to enter data into computers, categorizing them into manual input devices and direct data entry devices. It provides detailed characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of specific input devices such as keyboards, numeric keypads, mice, touchpads, tracker balls, and remote controls. Each device is described in terms of its functionality, ease of use, and potential limitations.

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Input Devices and Their Uses

The document outlines various input devices used to enter data into computers, categorizing them into manual input devices and direct data entry devices. It provides detailed characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of specific input devices such as keyboards, numeric keypads, mice, touchpads, tracker balls, and remote controls. Each device is described in terms of its functionality, ease of use, and potential limitations.

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Input Devices and their uses

 Hardware devices that enable or allow user to enter data into a


computer.

Processor-Central
Input Device processing Unit Output Device
(CPU)

Storage Device

 Manual input devices: involves much human effort to enter data


(e.g. mouse, keyboard, remotes etc.)
 Direct Data entry devices: little human effort is needed; data is
directly entered by a machine or device. Examples: barcode
readers, etc.
Manual input devices and their uses
Input device Characteristics/ Advantages (Pros) Disadvantages
uses (Cons
Keyboards  Most common  Easy to use for  Slow data entry
and easy way to most people compared to
enter data into  Fast text entry direct data
a computer into documents entry.
 Can be wired or  Easy to verify  Device takes up
wireless data during desk space
 Virtual in entry.  Can be difficult
tablets, mobile to use if the
phones & some user has limited
laptops arm/wrist use.
Numeric  Mainly use for  Faster than  Might be
keypads numeric data keyboards for difficult to use
entry, some numeric data in case of small
allow short text entry keys
and symbols  Very portable  Difficulty in
 Use for fast compared to entering text
spreadsheet standard especially on
data entry keyboards telephones
 Use on mobile
phones, ATMs,
POS, chip and
pin devices.
Mouse  Moved around  Fast method for  Difficult to use if
on a smooth selecting, surface is not
surface to opening and flat.
control a cursor closing apps,  Easy to get
on screen documents etc. damage, ball
 Can be wired or  Take little desk mouse easily
wireless space compared get dirty.
 Use for to keyboards
opening,
closing,
minimizing
software,
editing etc.
Touchpad  Main pointing  Faster than  Difficult to use
device on keyboards by people with
laptops  No need for hand/wrist
 Moving fingers separate mouse problems (RSI)
on the surface and extra desk  Difficult to use
and gently space, as it is compared to
taping provides part of the normal mouse
uses as in computer.
mouse above.
Tracker ball  Same as normal  Easier to use  More costly
mouse mouse, but ball than and normal than mouse
is on the top or mouse  May require
side.  More robust than training before
 Suitable for a mouse use.
users with RSI  More accurate
or to prevent it. position of
 Use in industrial pointer on screen
control to
navigate
process
screens.
Remote control  Employs  Can be operated  Signals can
infrared from easily be block
technology to considerable  Might be
control other distance. difficult to use
devices.  Easy to use especially for
 Use to control advance
televisions, controls
DVD/CD players
 Machinery in
industry and
robots.

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