Input Device Uses Advantages Disadvantages

Keyboard Used for data 1. Fast data entry 1. Difficult

entry 2. Easy to use for users
with
limited
arm/wrist
use
2. Takes up
desk space
Numeric keypads ATM’s 1. Faster than 1. Small keys
POS- Point Of standard 2. Order of
Sale Terminals keyboards numbers
Entering PIN 2. Portable on the
for cards keypad is
not
intuitive
Mouse Grouping 1. Does not need 1. Difficult
deleting files desk space for users
Pointing to 2. Quick with
something navigation limited
Opening arm/wrist
closing use
minmising the 2. Easy to
software damage
Touchpad Grouping 1. Portable 1. Difficult
deleting files 2. Does not need for users
Pointing to desk space with
something limited
Opening arm/wrist
closing use
minmising the 2. Can be
software more
difficult to
point than
a normal
mouse
Trackerball Used in luxury 1. More accurate 1. Expensive
cars for radio positioning on 2. User may
Industrial the screen than require
control room a mouse training
enviorment 2. Need less desk
space
3. More robust
Remote control Television 1. Can be 1. Easier to
Used to operated from block the
control any reasonable signal
multimedia distance
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Joystick Used in 1. Easier than a 1. More

video/comput keyboard to difficult to
er games navigate on a control
Used in computer on-screen
simulators screen pointer
2. More realistic

Driving wheel Used in video 1. More 1. Expensive

games natural(easi 2. Too sensitive
Used in er to control
simulators movements
)
2. Immersive
experience
Touch screens (as a input Self-service 1. Fast 1. Screen
device) tills 2. User can get
ATM’s friendly dirty with
POS constant
Phones, touching
tablets 2. Can lead
to RSI

Scanners Scan 1. Images can be 1. The

documents stored for quality
and convert to editing later depends
a digital 2. Much faster 2. Expensive
format and accurate
Scan when used with
photographs OCR
Digital cameras Taking 1. Easier to 1. Need to
photographs produce better be
Used as a data quality computer
capturing photographs literate
device 2. No need to 2. Images
develop film often need
to be
compresse
d because
they take
up too
much
space
Microphones To input in 1. Faster to read 1. Use up a
 speech/sounds in text than to lot of
Used as a type it in computer
sensor to pick 2. Possible to memory
up sound manipulate 2. Voice
sound in real recognitio
time n system is
not as
accurate
as typing it
in
Sensors Used in 1. More accurate 1. Faulty
monitoring readings taken sensors
and controlling 2. Systems can be can give
applications automatic false
results
2. Require
conversion
to ADC
Light pens Selecting 1. Greater 1. Problems
objects on CRT accuracy with lag
screens than touch when
Drawing on screens drawing
screens 2. Easy to use on screen
2. Only
works with
CRT
monitors