B.
INPUT DEVICES
INPUT DEVICES
• Accepts data and instructions from
the user or from another computer
system.
TWO (2) TYPES OF INPUT DEVICES
Keyboard Entry - Data is inputted to
the computer through a keyboard.
• Keyboard - The first input device
developed for the PC.
• Direct Entry – A form of input that does not
require data to be keyed by someone sitting
at a keyboard. Direct-entry devices create
machine-readable data on paper, or
magnetic media, or feed it directly into the
computer’s CPU.
THREE CATEGORIES OF DIRECT ENTRY
DEVICES
1. Pointing Devices - An input device used
to move
the pointer (cursor) on screen.
MOUSE - THE MOST COMMON 'POINTING DEVICE' USED IN PCS.
EVERY MOUSE HAS TWO BUTTONS AND MOST HAVE ONE OR TWO
SCROLL WHEELS.
TOUCH SCREEN- A DISPLAY SCREEN THAT IS
SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH OF A FINGER OR
STYLUS.
0 LIGHT PEN - A LIGHT-SENSITIVE STYLUS WIRED TO A
VIDEO TERMINAL USED TO DRAW PICTURES OR SELECT
MENU OPTIONS.
9 DIGITIZER TABLET - A GRAPHICS DRAWING TABLET USED
FOR SKETCHING NEW IMAGES OR TRACING OLD ONES.
2. SCANNING DEVICES
• A device that can read text or illustrations printed
on paper and translates the information into a form
the computer can use.
Image scanner bar code scanner
3. VOICE INPUT DEVICES
• Audio input devices also
known as speech or voice
recognition systems that
allow a user to send audio
signals to a computer for
processing, recording, or
carrying out commands.
C. OUTPUT DEVICES
OUTPUT DEVICES
• Any piece of computer hardware that
displays results after the computer has
processed the input data that has been
entered.
COMPUTER DISPLAY MONITOR
• It displays information in visual
form, using text and graphics. The
portion of the monitor that displays
the information is called the screen
or video display terminal.
TYPES OF MONITOR
A. CRT Monitors - Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) were
the only type of displays for use with desktop PCs.
They are relatively big (14" to 16" deep) and heavy
(over 15 lbs.)
B. LCD Monitors - Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
technology has been used in laptops for some
time. It has recently been made commercially
available as monitors for desktop PCs.
C. LED Monitors (Light Emitting Diode) - A display
and lighting technology used in almost every electrical
and electronic product on the market, from a tiny on/off
light to digital readouts, flashlights, traffic lights and
perimeter lighting.
2. LCD PROJECTOR- UTILIZE TWO SHEETS OF POLARIZING
MATERIAL WITH A LIQUID CRYSTAL SOLUTION BETWEEN THEM.
3. SMART BOARD- A TYPE OF DISPLAY SCREEN THAT HAS A
TOUCH SENSITIVE T TRANSPARENT PANEL COVERING THE
SCREEN, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A TOUCH SCREEN.
4. PRINTER- A DEVICE THAT PRINTS TEXT OR ILLUSTRATIONS ON
PAPER.
TYPES OF PRINTER
1. INK-JET OR BUBBLE-JET PRINTER - SPRAYS INK AT A SHEET OF PAPER,
PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY TEXT AND GRAPHICS.
II. LASER PRINTER - USES THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AS COPY MACHINES.
LASER PRINTERS PRODUCE VERY HIGH QUALITY TEXT AND GRAPHICS.
III. LCD AND LED PRINTER- SIMILAR TO A LASER PRINTER, BUT USES LIQUID
CRYSTALS OR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES RATHER THAN A LASER TO PRODUCE AN
IMAGE ON THE DRUM.
IV. LINE PRINTER - CONTAINS A CHAIN OF CHARACTERS
OR PINS THAT PRINT AN ENTIRE LINE AT ONE TIME. LINE
PRINTERS ARE VERY FAST, BUT PRODUCE LOW-QUALITY PRINT.
V. THERMAL PRINTER- AN INEXPENSIVE PRINTER THAT WORKS BY PUSHING
HEATED PINS AGAINST HEAT-SENSITIVE PAPER. THERMAL PRINTERS ARE WIDELY
USED IN CALCULATORS AND FAX MACHINES.
C. STORAGE
DEVICES
FLASH DRIVE / THUMB DRIVE
• It is a data storage device that includes
flash memory with an integrated
Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.
USB flash drives are typically
removable and rewritable, and
physically much smaller than an optical
disc.
FLOPPY DISK
• It is a disk storage medium composed of a disk
of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium,
sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined
with fabric that removes dust particles. Floppy
disks are read and written by a floppy disk
drive (FDD).
MEMORY CARDS
• Electronic data storage device used
for storing digital information,
typically using flash memory.
HARD DRIVE
• Internal or external computer
components that stores data, such
as applications, and user files.
CD / DVD
• CDs and DVDs are both optical discs that
store data, such as music and movies. The
main difference between them is the
amount of data they can store.
