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Input Devices for Students

The document is a quiz about input devices that contains 3 questions. The first question asks to define an input device in your own words. The second asks to list 3 input devices found at home or school. The third presents 3 descriptions and asks to identify the most appropriate input device for each: a) mouse, b) touchscreen, c) camera. The document provides information about manual vs direct entry input devices and examples of each type.

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Input Devices for Students

The document is a quiz about input devices that contains 3 questions. The first question asks to define an input device in your own words. The second asks to list 3 input devices found at home or school. The third presents 3 descriptions and asks to identify the most appropriate input device for each: a) mouse, b) touchscreen, c) camera. The document provides information about manual vs direct entry input devices and examples of each type.

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QUIZZ

Answer each question in complete sentences on binder sheet


1. In your own words, define the term
input device. (2 marks)
2. List three(3) input devices that are available
in your home or school. (3 marks)

3. For each of the following descriptions, identify the


most appropriate input device:
a. Allows the user to click or scroll in order to send
information to the computer.
b. Allows the user to press parts on the screen to
activate different functions.
c. Can be used to monitor traffic on a busy highway.
INPUT
DEVICES
INPUT DEVICES

What are input devices?

An input device is any peripheral that facilitate


the entry of data and instructions into a
computer.
Give some examples of Input
Devices
INPUT DEVICES

There are two general categories


of input devices:
i. Manual Input Devices
ii. Direct Data Entry Devices
MANUAL INPUT DEVICES
Manual Input Devices: data is
entered or transferred into the
computer by a user.
Some examples: keyboard, mouse,
touch screen, joystick, touch pad, light
pen, biometric systems, scanner,
microphone, digitizer (webcams,
camera)…
DIRECT DATA ENTRY (DDE) DEVICES

Direct Data Entry (DDE) Devices: device that


can transfer information automatically from a
document such as a form or barcode into the
computer. Such devices are used when large
volumes of data need to be stored quickly.

Some examples: barcode reader, smart card,


optical mark recognition (OMR), optical
character recognition (OCR), magnetic ink
character reader (MICR), sensors(MIDI)…
MANUAL/DIRECT ENTRY INPUT
DEVICES
Examples of input devices (state
whether it is manual or direct
entry):
DIRECT ENTRY INPUT DEVICES
Assignment 2
1. Identify the most appropriate input device
a. Reading data on bank cheques
b. Correcting multiple choice answer sheets
c. Transferring a whole page of a document into
a word processing package without the
need to type it
d. Monitoring traffic on a busy highway

2.Explain whether the device is manual or direct


entry device:

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