Chapter 2

Input and Output

SEMESTER FALL 2020
Prepared by
Tayyaba Sultana
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Objectives Overview

Differentiate among various

types of keyboards: Describe characteristics of
standard, compact, various pointing devices: Describe various uses of
on-screen, virtual, mouse, touchpad, and touch screens
ergonomic, gaming, and trackball
wireless

Describe various types of Describe various uses of

pen input: stylus, digital motion input, voice input,
pen, and graphics tablet and video input
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Objectives Overview

Differentiate among various Explain the characteristics of Summarize the various types of
scanners and reading devices various displays printers

Identify the purpose and features

of speakers, headphones and
Identify various assistive
earbuds, data projectors,
technology input and output
interactive whiteboards, and
methods
force-feedback game controllers
and tactile output
 What Is Input?

Input is any data and

instructions entered into
the memory of a computer

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What Is Input?

► Commonly used input methods include:

Pointing
Keyboard Touch screens Pen input
devices

Scanners and
Motion input Voice input Video input
reading devices
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Keyboards

► A keyboard is an input device that contains keys users press to enter data and instructions
into a computer or mobile device
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Keyboards

► Most desktop computer keyboards have…

Navigation
Typing area Function keys Toggle key
keys

Internet
Keyboard Media control
control
shortcut keys buttons
buttons
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Keyboards

► There are a variety of keyboard options for computers and mobile devices
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Keyboards

► An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces the

chance of repetitive strain injuries of wrist and hand
► Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety
in the design of the workplace
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Pointing Devices

A pointer is a small symbol

on the screen whose
location and shape change
as a user moves a pointing
device
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Pointing Devices

► A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the palm of your hand comfortably
► Optical mouse, laser mouse, and touch mouse
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Pointing Devices

• A touchpad is a • A trackball is a
Touchpad

Trackball
small, flat, stationary pointing
rectangular device with a ball
pointing device on its top or side
that is sensitive to
pressure and
motion
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Touch Screens

► A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display

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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
 Pen Input

► A graphics tablet, also

called a digitizer, is an
electronic plastic board
that detects and converts
movements of a style or
digital pen into signals
that are sent to the
computer

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Motion, Voice, and Video Input

► With motion input, sometimes called gesture recognition, users can guide on-screen
elements using air gestures
 Motion, Voice, and Video Input

► Voice input is the process of

entering input by speaking
into a microphone
► Voice recognition, also
called speech recognition, is
the computer or mobile
device’s capability of
distinguishing spoken words

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 Motion, Voice, and Video Input

► Audio input is the process of

entering any sound into the
computer such as speech,
music, and sound effects
► 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 is the process of capturing full-motion images and

storing them on a computer or mobile device’s storage medium

Record video on a digital video (DV)

camera

Transfer video to a computer or

mobile device
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input

► A webcam is a type of DV camera that enables a user to:

Send email messages Broadcast live images

Capture video and still
with video or video over the
images
attachments Internet

Conduct
Make video calls
videoconferences
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input

► A videoconference is a meeting between two or more geographically separated people

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Scanners and Reading Devices

► A scanner is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and then
translates the results into a form the computer can process
► A flatbed scanner works in a manner similar to a copy machine except it creates a file of the
document in memory instead of a paper copy
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Scanners and Reading Devices

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Scanners and Reading Devices

► An optical reader is a device that uses a light source to

read characters, marks, and codes and then converts them
into digital data that a computer can process
► Optical character recognition (OCR)
► Optical mark recognition (OMR)
Scanners and Reading Devices

► A bar code reader, also

called a bar code scanner
uses laser beams to read
bar codes
► A QR code stores
information in both a
vertical and horizontal
direction

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Scanners and Reading Devices

► A data collection device obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event
takes place
 What Is Output?

► Output is data that has

been processed into a
useful form

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Displays

► A display visually conveys text, graphics, and video information

► A monitor is a display that is packaged as a separate peripheral device
► LCD monitor
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Displays

► The quality of a display depends primarily on its:

Resolution Response time Brightness

Dot pitch Contrast ratio

 Displays

► Home users sometimes use a

digital television (DTV) as a
display
► HDTV is the most advanced
form of digital television
► A Smart TV is an
Internet-enabled HDTV

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 Printers
► A printer
produces text
and graphics on
a physical
medium
► Before
purchasing a
printer, ask
yourself a series
of questions

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Printers

► A non impact printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually
contacting the paper

All-in-one Thermal
Ink-jet printers Photo printers Laser printers
printers printers

Large-format
Mobile printers Label printers Plotters
printers
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Printers

► An ink-jet printer forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny

drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper
► Color or black-and-white
► Speed is measured by the number of pages per minute (ppm) it can print
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Printers

A photo printer produces lab-quality

photos
• Many use ink-jet technology
• PictBridge allows you to print photos directly
from a digital camera
• Print from a memory card
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Printers
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Printers

High-sp
eed

Black-a
nd-whit
Laser High-qu
e printer ality

Color
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Printers

► An all-in-one printer is a single device that prints, scans, copies, and in some cases, faxes
► Also called a multifunction printer
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Printers

► A 3-D printer uses a process called additive manufacturing to create an object by adding
material to a three-dimensional object, one horizontal layer at a time
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Printers

► A thermal printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against the
heat-sensitive paper

Dye-sublimat
ion printer
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Printers

► A mobile printer is a small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows a mobile

user to print from a mobile device
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Printers

► A label printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be
placed on a variety of items
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Printers

► Plotters are used to produce high-quality drawings

► Large-format printers create photo-realistic quality color prints
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Printers

► Impact printers form characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a

mechanism against an inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper
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Other Output Devices

► Many users attach surround sound speakers or speaker systems to their computers, game
consoles, and mobile devices to generate higher-quality sounds
 Other Output Devices

► Headphones are
speakers that cover or
are placed outside of the
ear
► Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal

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 Other Output Devices

► A data projector is a
device that projects the
text and images displaying
on a computer or mobile
device screen on a larger
screen so that an audience
can see the image clearly

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Other Output Devices

► Joysticks, wheels, gamepads, and motion-sensing game controllers can be

► considered output devices when they include force feedback
► Technology that sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user
 Assistive Technology Input and
Output

Head-mounted pointer Braille printer

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Summary

Several assistive
Variety of options
technology options
for input and
for input and
output
output