Input and Output Devices
L.O :
Identify and describe inpput/output devices
Compare the use of input/output devices
Desribe the adv and dis of input/output devices
NOTE: Input Devices
Keyboard:
Egornomic keyboard: kind of keyboard used to avoid RSI (Repetitive Strain Ịnjury)
Concept keyboard: used icons and phrases instead of standard letters
Numeric keypad: used to enter number only, although some have a function key to allow alphabetic characters to input - ATM machines, Point-of-sale
(POS) terminals
QWERTY: standard keyboard layout
Pointing Devices: piece of hardware to that used to control a pointer (curser) on a screen
Touchpad: the user uses their finger on the touchpad and gently tapping it to stimulate the left button of the mouse
Mouse:
- Ball mouse: use the ball under the mouse to detect movement
- Optical mouse: use reflected light to detect movement
Tracker Ball: controlled by rotating the large ball with his/her hand
Remote Control: controlled the operation of other devices by infrared signal
Joystick: used for flight stimulation for airplane pilot training
Driving wheel: used for vehicle stimulations like car skills training
Touchscreens: input commands into a computer by pressing or touching buttons/icons on the screen
Scanner: used to enter information on paper (hard copies) into a computer (digital copies)
Advantage: very fast to enter hard copies into the computer and duplicate them (compare to typing with the keyboard)
Disadvantage: scanned images, documents are usually of lesser quality than the original documents
Graphics tablet: used by artists and designers to easily create and store digitals graphics in a computer
Adv: much easier to draw image using a pen than it is to draw them using the mouse
Dis: very expensive, not useful for some input needs
Light pen: used by directly drawing or selecting icons on the computer screen. Only work with CRT monitors
Microphone: used to input analogue sound into a digital computer
Adv: faster to read in text than typed it in using keyboard
Dis: Sound file can take up a lot of computer storage
Digital Camera: capture and store digital images
Adv: easily be transferred using Bluetooth, email attachment, and mobile phones, can store thousands of digital photographs
Dis: expensive, need learn the key functions of the cameras, ...
Webcam: capture video and images, directly connected to the computer
Adv: allow long-distance face-to-face conversations
Dis: image/video sometimes can be poor, fixed position which cannot easily move around
Sensor: a device which automatically inputs data into a computer system where the data is constantly changing and can be measured
Temperature sensor - an electronic device that measures the temperature (heat) of its environment and converts the input data into electronic data to record
monitor, or signal temperature changes.
Light sensor - an electronic device that indicates the intensity of daylight and artificial light.
Sound sensor - an electronic device that detects sound wave through its intensity and converting it to electrical signals
Direct data entry (DDE) devices:
Magnetic stripe reader: a hardware device that reads the information encoded in the magnetic stripe located on the back of a plastic badge (credit card)
Contactless card reader: use radio waves to communicate with, and both read and write data on a smart card (visa card), holdover or touch little the device
to translate information (usually for payment)
Chip and PIN reader: inserting a bank/credit card into a slot and then entering a PIN (personal identification number) to pay for goods and services
Barcode reader: a device that reads information that is stored on the product's barcode using a visible red light
Optical Mark Reader (OMR): a device that read marks made by pencil or pen (usually to read a multiple-choice examination)
Optical Character Reader (OCR): a device that allow us to scan text on paper into digital copies (usually for processing of Passport, Identity Cards, and
digitizing books)
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR): a system which can read information printed in a special ink (used to write customer account numbers on
the bottom of the cheques)
NOTE: Output Devices
Monitors - output devices that displays information in pictorial form
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - the front layer of the monitor is made of liquid crystal diodes
LED (Light-Emitting Diode) - display more vivid colors
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) – old, bulky, heavy monitor ( oldest model)
Multimedia projectors - used for training presentations to allow the whole audience to see images from a single computer, large-scale advertising of new products,...
DLP (Digital-light processing) projector - common
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) projector - common
LED projector, LCOS projector... - less common
Printers - output devices that accept text and output from the computer and transfer the information into paper
Laser printer
Inkjet printer
Plotter – output devices that are capable for printing on very large pieces of paper
Inkjet plotter
Electrostatic plotter (common type)
Pen plotter
Speakers - used to connect to a computer to generate sound, used for home entertainment (karaoke), and can be used by blind people to listen to the word
Tower/ Floor-standing speakers (traditional speakers)
In-wall/ Ceiling speakers
Control application - output devices which work in conjunction with sensor input devices and command from computers in order to control the process.
Actuators - take instruction from the computer and then make it physical parts of the process happen (actuators can also physically operate devices such as
motors, pumps, switches, and valves
