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Input Devices

This document discusses different types of input devices that allow users to enter data and instructions into a computer system. It describes two main types: keyboard entry, where a keyboard is used; and direct entry, which does not require keyboard input. Direct entry devices are further broken down into three categories: pointing devices like mice and touchscreens; scanning devices like scanners and barcode readers; and voice input devices like microphones. Keyboards, mice, touchscreens, scanners, barcode readers and microphones are provided as examples of common input devices.

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Input Devices

This document discusses different types of input devices that allow users to enter data and instructions into a computer system. It describes two main types: keyboard entry, where a keyboard is used; and direct entry, which does not require keyboard input. Direct entry devices are further broken down into three categories: pointing devices like mice and touchscreens; scanning devices like scanners and barcode readers; and voice input devices like microphones. Keyboards, mice, touchscreens, scanners, barcode readers and microphones are provided as examples of common input devices.

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Input Device

 is composed of a device that accepts data and


instructions from the user or from another
computer system.
Two Types of Input Devices
1. Keyboard Entry
2. Direct Entry
Two Types of Input Devices
1. Keyboard Entry
 Data is inputted to the computer through a
keyboard.
 Keyboard - The first input device developed for the PC.
Data is transferred to the PC over a short cable with a
circular 6-pin Mini-din connector that plugs into the back
of the motherboard.
2. Direct Entry
 A form of input that does not require data to be
keyed by someone sitting at a keyboard.
 Direct-entry devices create machine-readable data
on paper, or magnetic media, or feed it directly
into the computer’s CPU.
Three Categories of Direct Entry
Devices
 1. Pointing Devices – An input device used to
move the pointer (cursor) on screen.
 Mouse
 Touch Screen
 Light Pen
 Digitizer Tablet
Mouse
 The most common 'pointing device' used in PCs.
 Every mouse has two buttons and most have one or two
scroll wheels.
Touchscreen
 A display screen that is sensitive to the touch of a finger or stylus.
 Used in myriad applications, including ATM machines, retail
point-of-sale terminals, car navigation and industrial controls.
 The touch screen became wildly popular for smart phones and
tablets.
Light Pen
 A light-sensitive stylus wired to a video terminal used to draw
pictures or select menu options.
 The user brings the pen to the desired point on screen and presses
the pen button to make contact.
Digitizer Tablet
 A graphics drawing tablet used for sketching new images or tracing old
ones.
 Also called a "graphics tablet," the user contacts the surface of the
device with a wired or wireless pen or puck.
 Often mistakenly called a mouse, the puck is officially the "tablet
cursor."
Three Categories of Direct Entry
Devices
 2. Scanning Devices- A device that can read text or
illustrations printed on paper and translates the
information into a form the computer can use.

Scanner Barcode Reader


Three Categories of Direct Entry
Devices
3. Voice- Input Devices
 Audio input devices also known as speech or voice
recognition systems that allow a user to send audio signals
to a computer for processing, recording, or carrying out
commands.
 Audio input devices such as microphones allow users to
speak to the computer in order to record a voice message or
navigate software.
Microphone
Input Devices

Types of Input Devices

Keyboard Entry Direct Entry

Three Categories of Direct Entry Devices


Keyboard
Pointing Devices Scanning Device Voice-Input Devices

Mouse
Scanner Microphone

Touch Screen
Barcode Reader

Light Pen

Digitizer Tablet

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