INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

Lecture 5
 TOPICS to be COVERED
5.1 Different types of keyboards and pointing devices

5.2 Types of scanners, readers, and digital cameras

5.3 Audio input and Output devices

5.4 Types of display devices and how they work

5.5 Types of printers and how they work

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 UNIT 5.1

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 Keyboards
• Keyboard: An input device used to enter characters
at the location marked by the insertion point or cursor
– Can be wired or wireless
• Most computers today are designed to be used with a
keyboard
• Typically contains:
– Standard alphanumeric keys
– Numeric keypad
– Function keys
– Delete and Backspace keys
– Control and Alternate keys
– Arrow directional keys and special keys
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 Pointing Devices
• Pointing devices: Used to select and manipulate objects
– Used to input data
– Used to issue commands to the computer
• Common types of pointing devices:
– Mouse
– Pen/stylus
– Touch screen

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 Mice
• Mouse: A common pointing device that the
user slides along a flat surface to move a
pointer around the screen and clicks its
buttons to make selections
– Older mechanical mice use a ball
– Optical or laser mice track with light
– 3D mice
– Can be wireless

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 Pens/Styluses
• Stylus: Pen-like device used to draw or write electronically on the screen
• Also called digital pen, electronic pen, tablet pen
• Commonly used with pen-based computers
– Used to issue commands and input data
– If handwriting recognition is used, written text can be converted to
editable typed text

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 Pens/Styluses
• Other uses for pens/styluses:
– Digital writing systems
– Graphics tablets
– Signature capture devices

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 Handwriting Recognition
• Digital form: Used to input
handwritten data into the
computer and then convert it
to editable text

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 Touch Screens
• Touch screen: Display device that is touched
with the finger to select commands or otherwise
provide input to the computer
• Used with:
– Desktop and portable computers
– Mobile phones and mobile devices
– Surface computing
– Consumer kiosks
• Can be multi-touch

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 Other Pointing Devices
• Other pointing devices:
– Joysticks, gamepads, and other gaming
devices
– Trackballs
– Buttons and wheels
– Touch pads

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 UNIT 5.2

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 Scanners, Readers, and Digital Cameras
• Source documents: Documents containing data that
already exists in physical form (order form, photograph, invoice,
check, or price label)
• Source data automation: Capturing data directly from a
source document
– Saves time
– Increases accuracy
– Scanning or reading devices

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 Scanners
Scanner (optical scanner): Input device that captures an image
of an object and transfers them to a computer in digital form
Can scan photos, documents, drawings, (flat objects)
Data is typically input as a single image
If optical character recognition (OCR)
is used, text is input as individual text
characters
Types of scanners
Flatbed
Portable
3D
Integrated (ATMs, etc.)

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 Scanners
• Optical resolution: Quality of
scanned images
– Measured in number of dots per inch
(dpi)
– Can often be specified when image is
scanned
– Can be changed when scanned image
is edited
– Varies with scanner used
– Higher resolution = better
quality but larger file size

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 Barcode Readers
• Barcode readers: Input devices that read
barcodes
• Barcode: Machine-readable code that rep-
resents data as a set of bars
– Common types
• Universal Product Code (UPC)
• ISBN
• Code 39
• Intelligent mail code
• 2D (QR) – hold more data

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 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers
• RFID: Technology used to store and transmit data located in RFID tags
• RFID tag: Contains tiny chips and radio antennas
– Attached to objects for identification purposes
– Read by RFID readers
– Tags only need to be within range of the reader, rather
than in the line of sight
• Applications
– Tracking inventory and assets
– Electronic tolls
– Tracking patients in hospitals
– Ticketing applications
– Security: Speeding up ID process
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 OMRs and OCR Devices

• Optical mark readers (OMRs): Input data from special

forms to score or tally exams, questionnaires, ballots
• Optical character recognition (OCR): The ability of a
computer to recognize scanned text characters and convert
them to electronic form as text, not images
– OCR readers can recognize many typed fonts
– Used to process turnaround documents like monthly bills

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 Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Readers
• Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) read-
ers: Read MICR characters
– Used primarily for banking
– MICR readers read the special magnetic characters and
sort/process checks
– Can be used for remote deposit

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 Biometric Readers
• Biometric data: Based on unique physiological characteristics
or personal trait
– Fingerprint
– Hand or face geometry
– Iris of the eye
– Voice or signature
• Biometric readers: Used to input biometric data
– Can be stand-alone or built into another piece of hardware
– Used to allow access only by authorized individuals
– Most often used for access control and to verify transactions

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 Digital Cameras
• Digital cameras: Record images on digital storage
medium rather than film
– Can either be still cameras or video cameras
– Integrated into many portable computers and mobile
phones.
• Digital still cameras
– Available in a wide variety of sizes and capabilities
– Primary appeal is images immediately available
– Camera quality is measured in megapixels
– Typically use flash memory for storage
– Camera phones can be used to read barcodes, for
mobile deposit, etc.
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 Digital Cameras
Digital video cameras
Digital camcorders
PC video cameras (PC cams, Web cam)
Store images on digital media (flash memory, DVDs, hard drives, etc.)
Applications:
Surveillance video cameras
Video conferences and Webinars
Face recognition systems

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 Audio Input / Voice Input Systems
• Audio input: The process of entering audio data into
the computer
• Voice input: Inputting spoken words and converting
them to digital form
– Via microphone or headset
– Recorded for narrations, podcasts, etc.
– VoIP (Voice over IP systems) applications
– To provide spoken instructions to computer
(speech recognition systems)
• Music input systems are used to input music
– Microphones, keyboard controllers, etc.

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 Audio Output
• Audio output: Output in the form of voice, music, and other audible sounds
– Speakers
– Headphones and headsets
– Earphones and earbuds

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 Display Devices
Display device: Presents output visually
• Monitor: Display device for a desktop computer
• Liquid crystal displays (LCDs): Use charged liquid crystals between sheets of glass or plastic
– Requires backlighting
• LED (Light emitting diode): Used in displays as well as a variety of
consumer products
• Interferometric modulator displays (IMOD): Essentially a
complex mirror that uses external light to display images
– Designed initially for mobile phones and portable devices
– Images are bright and clear, even in sunlight
• Plasma displays: Use layers of gas to display images
– Most often used on large displays
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 Display Device Characteristics
• Color vs. monochrome
• CRT vs. flat-panel displays
• Size and aspect ratio
• Screen resolution
• Video adapters, interfaces, and ports
• Wired vs. wireless displays
• 2D vs. 3D
• Touch and gesture capabilities

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 Flat-Panel Display Technologies
– Display screen: Screen built into a variety of devices
• Notebook and other portable computers
• Mobile phones and mobile devices
• Handheld gaming devices, home entertainment devices, kitchen appliances
• Digital photo frames, e-book readers
• Digital signage systems, digital billboards

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 Data and Multimedia Projectors
• Data projector: Display device that projects all computer output to a wall or projection
screen
– Found in classrooms, conference rooms
– Can be wireless or integrated into devices
– Integrated – tiny projectors built into mobile phones, portable devices
– Hologram projectors
used to display 3D images

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 Printers
• Printers: Produce hard copy
• Printer characteristics
– Printing technology used
• Impact vs. nonimpact
– Color vs. black and white
– Personal vs. network printers
– Print resolution (measured in dpi)
– Print speed (measured in pages per minute (PPM))
– Connection (USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc.)
– Multifunction capabilities

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 Laser Printers
• Laser printer: Uses toner powder and
technology similar to that of a photocopier
to produce images on paper
– The standard for business documents
– Print one entire page at a time
– Generally faster and have better
quality than ink-jet printers
– Can be black and white or color
– Common print resolution for laser
printers is between 600 and 2,400 dpi
– Use toner cartridges

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 Ink-Jet Printers
• Ink-jet printer: Sprays droplets of ink to produce
images on paper
– Usually print in color
– Often the choice for home use
– Print fairly slowly, one line at a time
– Quality not quite as good as a laser printer
– Use ink-jet cartridges
• Newer printers with full width print heads are much
faster
• Potential applications for the future
– Dispensing liquid metal, aromas, computer chips
and other circuitry, “printing” human tissue

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 Special-Purpose Printers
• Photo printers
• Barcode, label, and postage printers
• Portable printers
• Plotters and wide-format ink-jet printers
• 3-D printers

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 Summary
• Keyboards
• Pointing and Touch Devices
• Scanners, Readers, and Digital Cameras
• Audio Input
• Audio Output
• Display Devices
• Printers

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