Discovering Computers

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Module 6

Input and Output

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 OBJECTIVES

• What Is Input?
• Keyboards
• Pointing devices
• Touch screens
• Pen inputs

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 OBJECTIVES

• Scanners and Reading devices

• What is Output?
• Displays
• Printers
• Other output devices
• Assistive technology Input and Output

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 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:

• Keyboard
• Pointing devices
• Touch screens
• Pen input
• Scanners and reading devices

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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

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Keyboards

Nearly all keyboards have…

• Typing area
• Function keys
• Navigation keys
• Media control buttons
• Other special keys

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 Keyboards

• There are a variety of keyboard options for mobile computers and

devices

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 Keyboards

• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of

repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) 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
• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the palm of your hand
comfortably
• Optical mouse, laser mouse, and touch mouse
• An optical mouse has buttons. A touch mouse often has no buttons

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 Pointing Devices

• Touchpad
• A touchpad is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to
pressure and motion

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 Pointing Devices

• Trackball
• A trackball is a stationary pointing device with a ball on its top or side

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 Touch Screens

• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display

• You use your thumb or finger to rotate or press buttons on a
touch-sensitive pad, which commonly is found on portable media
players.

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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

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 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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 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
• This figure shows how a flatbed scanner works.

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 Scanners and Reading
Devices
• A bar code reader, also called a bar code scanner uses laser
beams to read bar codes

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 Scanners and Reading
Devices
• A QR code stores information in both a vertical and horizontal
direction

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 What Is Output?
• Output is data that has been processed into a useful form
• Four types of output are text, graphics, audio, and video.

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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
• Today’s monitors use a digital signal to produce a picture

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 Displays

• Smart TVs enable you to connect to the Internet and/or watch

television shows.

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 Printers

• A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on a

physical medium

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 Printers

• A nonimpact printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of

paper without actually contacting the paper
• Ink-jet printers
• Photo printers
• All-in-one printers
• 3-D printers
• Mobile 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 is a color printer that produces lab-quality photos

• Many use ink-jet technology

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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 mobile printer is a small, lightweight, battery-powered printer

that allows a mobile user to print from a mobile device
• A mobile printer is small enough to fit in a backpack.

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 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
• An interactive whiteboard is a touch-sensitive device, resembling
a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a connected
computer screen

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 Assistive Technology Input
and Output
• A camera/receiver mounted on the monitor tracks the position of
the head-mounted pointer, which is the reflective material on the
brim of the hat. As the user moves her head, the pointer on the
screen also moves.

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 Assistive Technology Input
and Output
• A Braille printer.

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