Topic 1 : Hardware
Input Devices
Extending Capabilities of Computers and
Mobile Devices
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Differentiate among various
01 types of keyboards
Describe various types of pen
04 input
Describe characteristics of
02 various pointing devices
Describe various uses of
05 motion input, voice input, and
video input
Describe various uses of
03 touch screens
Objectives 06
Differentiate among various
scanners and reading devices
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What Is Input?
Input is any data and instructions
entered into the memory of a computer in
a variety of ways
Commonly used input methods include:
◆Keyboard
◆Pointing devices
◆Touch screens
◆Pen input
◆Motion input
◆Voice input
◆Video input
◆Scanners and reading devices
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What Is Input?
1. Data
Collection of unprocessed items; text,
numbers, images, audio and video
2. Instructions
Can be in the form of:
A. Software
Series of related instructions, organized for a common purpose
that tells a device what tasks to perform and how to perform them
B. Command
Instruction that causes a program or app to
perform a specific action
C. User response
Instruction a user issues by responding to a
message displayed by a program or app
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Keyboards
A keyboard is an input device that
contains keys you press to enter data and
instructions into a computer or mobile
device
Nearly all keyboards have…
Typing area Function keys Toggle key Navigation keys
Media control Internet control
Other special keys
buttons buttons
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Types of Keyboards
Standard keyboards
Typically have from 101 to 105 keys; function keys,
numeric keypad
Compact keyboard
Smaller than a standard keyboard and usually does
not include numeric keypad or navigation keys
Ergonomic keyboard
Has a design that reduces the chance of repetitive
strain injuries (RSIs) of the wrist and hand
Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and
safety in the design of the workplace
Gaming keyboard
Designed specifically for users who enjoy playing
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Pointing Devices
Mouse Touchpad Trackball
Fits under the palm of
A small, flat, rectangular
your hand comfortably A stationary pointing
pointing device that is
• Optical mouse device with a ball on its
sensitive to pressure and
• laser mouse top or side
motion
• touch mouse
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Touch Screens
A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display
It also responds to gestures; a motion you
make with the tip of one or more fingers or
your hand
It is also known as multi-touch; recognize
multiple points of contact at the same time
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Pen Input
With pen input, you touch a stylus or
digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw,
or make selections
Types of Pen Input:
Stylus
01 A small metal or plastic device that looks like
a tiny ink pen but uses pressure instead of ink
Digital Pen
02 Captures and converts a user’s handwriting
or drawings into a digital format
Graphics Tablet
03 Electronic plastic board that detects and converts
movements of a stylus or digital pen into digital signals
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input
Motion Input
With motion input, sometimes called gesture recognition,
users can guide on-screen elements using air gestures
Voice and Audio Input
• Voice input - Process of entering input by speaking
into a microphone
• Uses in voice recognition; is the computer or mobile
device’s capability of distinguishing spoken words
• Audio input - Process of entering any sound into the
computer such as speech, music, and sound effects
• Uses with music production software allows users to
record, compose, mix, and edit music and sounds
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input
Video Input
Process of capturing full-motion images and storing
them on a computer or mobile device’s storage
medium
A webcam is a type of DV camera that enables a
user to:
• Capture video and still images
• Send email messages with video attachments
• Broadcast live images or video over the Internet
• Conduct videoconferences; a meeting between
two or more geographically separated people
• Make video calls
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Scanners and Reading Devices
Scanner
01 A light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and
then translates the results into a form the computer can process
Optical Reader
Uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes and
then converts them into digital data that a computer can process
02 It uses two technologies:
• Optical character recognition (OCR) – read characters and
analyse what is read
• Optical mark recognition (OMR) – read hand-drawn marks
Bar Code Reader
Uses laser beams to read bar codes on products such as clothing
• Bar code – identification code that consists of either a set of
03 vertical lines and spaces of different widths or a 2-D pattern of
dots, squares and other images
• QR code stores information in both a vertical and horizontal
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Scanners and Reading Devices
RFID Reader
04 Reads information on the tag via radio waves
Magstripe Readers
05 Read the magnetic stripe on the back of cards
MICR Reader
03 Converts MICR characters into a form the computer
can process
Data Collection Device
04 Obtains data directly at the location where the
transaction or event takes place
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Q&A
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