COMPUTER Devices: Prepared By: Kenneth Santiago Sarboda
COMPUTER Devices: Prepared By: Kenneth Santiago Sarboda
Prepared by:
Kenneth Santiago Sarboda
Input
Devices
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Joy Stick
• Light pen
• Track Ball
• Scanner
• Graphic Tablet
• Microphone
Keyboard
• Keyboard is the most common and very popular
input device which helps in inputting data to the
computer.
Parts of the keyboard
• Typing Keys
• Numeric Keypad
• Function Keys
• Control keys
• Special Purpose Keys
Typing Keys
•Impact Printers
•Non-Impact
Printers
Impact Printers
• Very low consumable costs
• Very noisy
• Useful for bulk printing due to low cost
• There is physical contact with the paper
to produce an image
•Laser Printers
•Inkjet Printers
Laser Printers
Advantage
• Very high speed
• Very high quality output
• Give good graphics quality
• Support many fonts and different character size
Disadvantage
• Expensive.
• Cannot be used to produce multiple copies of a
document in a single printing.
Inkjet Printers
Advantages
• High quality printing
• More reliable
• Disadvantages
• Expensive as cost per page is high
• Slow as compared to laser printer
Graphic Plotter
• The plotter is a computer printer for
printing vector graphics. In the
past, plotterswere used in applications
such as computer-aided design, though
they have generally been replaced with
wide-format conventional printers.
A plotter gives a hard copy of the output.
It draws pictures on paper using a pen.
• A vinyl sign cutter (sometimes
known as a cutting plotter) is used
by professional poster and billboard
sign-making businesses to produce
weather-resistant signs, posters, and
billboards using self-colored
adhesive-backed vinyl film that has
a removable paper backing material.