INPUT DEVICES

Malik Adnan Jaleel

Objectives Overview

Identify the keys and buttons

commonly found on desktop
Define input and differentiate computer keyboards, and
Describe different mouse types
among a program, command, and describe how keyboards for
and explain how to use a mouse
user response mobile computers and devices
differ from desktop computer
keyboards

Describe various types of touch Describe various types of pen

Summarize the purpose of
screens and explain how a touch- input, and identify other types of
various game controllers
sensitive pad works input for smart phones

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Objectives Overview

Explain how resolution Describe the uses of

Discuss how various
affects the quality of a voice recognition,
scanners and reading
picture captured on a Web cams, and video
devices work
digital camera conferencing

Discuss how POS Identify alternative

Summarize the various terminals, automated input devices for
biometric devices teller machines, and physically challenged
DVD kiosks work users

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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?

• Instructions can be entered into the computer in the

form of programs, commands, and user responses
A program is a series of related
instructions that tells a computer what
tasks to perform and how to perform
them

Programs respond to commands that a

user issues

A user response is an instruction a user

issues by replying to a question
displayed by a program

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What Are Input Devices

An input device is
any hardware
component that
allows users to
enter data and
instructions into a
computer

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The Keyboard

• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys

users press to enter data and instructions into a
computer

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The Keyboard

• Most desktop computer keyboards have…

Function keys,
A numeric keypad
Between 101 and CTRL keys, ALT
on the right side of
105 keys keys, and arrow
the keyboard
keys

WINDOWS key APPLICATION key Toggle keys

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The Keyboard

• The insertion point, also known as the cursor, is a

symbol on the screen that indicates where the
next character you type will appear

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The Keyboard

Wired Wireless
Keyboards Keyboards

USB port Bluetooth

Keyboard
IrDA
port
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The Keyboard

• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces

the chance of wrist and hand injuries
• Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and
safety into the design of the workplace

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The Keyboard

• Keyboards on mobile devices typically are smaller

and/or have fewer keys
• Some phones have predictive text input, which
saves time when entering text using the phone’s
keypad

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Pointing Devices

A pointer is a small
A pointing device is an
symbol on the screen
input device that allows
whose location and
a user to control a
shape change as a user
pointer on the screen
moves a pointing device

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Mouse

• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the

palm of your hand comfortably
– Most widely used pointing device on desktop
computers
• A mouse can be wired or wireless

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Mouse

• Mouse operations

Point Click Right-click Double-click

Rotate
Triple-click Drag Right-drag
wheel

Free-spin Press thumb

Press wheel Tilt wheel
wheel button

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 Other Pointing Devices

• A trackball is a • A touchpad is • A pointing

stationary a small, flat, stick is a
pointing rectangular pressure-
device with a pointing sensitive
Tr ball on its top
Touchpad device that is
Pointing Stickpointing
or side sensitive to device shaped
pressure and like a pencil
motion eraser that is
positioned
between keys
on a keyboard

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Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads

• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device

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Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads

Microsoft Surface Touch-sensitive pads

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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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Other Input for Smart Phones

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Game Controllers

• Video games and computer games use a game controller

as the input device that directs movements and actions
of on-screen objects

Joysticks and
Gamepads Light guns
Wheels

Motion-
Dance pads sensing
controllers
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Game Controllers

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Digital Cameras

• A digital camera is a mobile device that allows

users to take pictures and store them digitally

Studio cameras

Field cameras

Point-and-shoot camera
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Digital Cameras

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Digital Cameras

• Two factors affect the quality of digital camera photos:

• Resolution is the number of horizontal and
vertical pictures in a display device
• A pixel is the smallest element in an electronic
Resolution display

• Each pixel consists of one or more bits of data

Number of bits • The more bits used to represent a pixel, the more
colors and shades of gray that can be represented
stored in each
pixel
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Voice Input

• Voice input is the

process of entering
input by speaking into a
microphone
• Voice recognition is the
computer’s capability of
distinguishing spoken
words

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Voice Input

• Audio input is the process of entering any sound

into the computer
Speech

Music

Sound Effects

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Voice Input

• Music production software allows users to record,

compose, mix, and edit music and sounds

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Video Input
• Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and
storing them on a computer’s storage medium

Record video on a digital video (DV) camera or use a

video capture card to convert analog signals to digital

Connect the camera to a port on the system unit

Transfer video and images

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Video Input

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Video Input

• A Web cam is a type of digital video camera that

enables a user to:
Send e-mail
Capture video and Add live images to
messages with
still images instant messages
video attachments

Broadcast live
Make video
images over the
telephone calls
Internet

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Video Input

• A video conference is a meeting between two or

more geographically separated people

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Scanners and Reading Devices

Flatbed

Pen or Handheld

Sheet-fed

Drum
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Scanners and Reading Devices

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Scanners and Reading Devices

• Optical character recognition (OCR) involves reading

characters from ordinary documents
• A turnaround document is a document you return to the
company that creates and sends it

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Scanners and Reading Devices

• Optical mark
recognition (OMR)
reads hand-drawn
marks such as small
circles or rectangles
• An OMR device scans
the documents and
matches the patterns of
light

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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
• RFID (radio frequency identification) uses radio signals to
communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object
• An RFID reader reads information on the tag via radio waves
• RFID can track:

Location of Employee Airline

Inventory
soldiers wardrobes baggage

Gauging tire
pressure and Library books Prepaid tolls
temperature
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Scanners and Reading Devices

• Magnetic stripe card readers read the magnetic

stripe on the back of cards such as:
Credit cards

Entertainment cards

Bank cards

Other similar cards

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Scanners and Reading Devices
• MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) devices read text
printed with magnetized ink
• An MICR reader converts MICR characters into a form the
computer can process
• Banking industry uses MICR for check processing

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Scanners and Reading Devices

• Data collection devices

obtain data directly at
the location where the
transaction or event
takes place
• Used in:
– Restaurants
– Grocery stores
– Factories
– Warehouses
– The outdoors
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Biometric Input

• Biometrics authenticates a person’s identity by

verifying a personal characteristic
Face Hand
Fingerprint
recognition geometry
reader
system system

Voice Signature
Iris recognition
verification verification
system
system system

Retinal
scanners

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Biometric Input

hand
geometry
system

iris
recognition
system
fingerprint
reader

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Terminals

• A terminal is a computer that allows users to send data to

and/or receive information from a host computer

A POS terminal An automated teller A DVD kiosk is a

records purchases, machine (ATM) self-service DVD
processes payment, allows users to rental machine
and updates access their bank
inventory accounts

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Putting It All Together

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Putting It All Together

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Putting It All Together

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Input Devices for Physically Challenged Users

• Several input devices are available to assist

physically challenged users:
Keyboards
On-screen
Keyguard with larger
keyboard
keys

Various Head-
Gesture
pointing mounted
recognition
devices pointer

Computerized
implant
devices
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Input Devices for Physically Challenged Users

Keyboard with larger keys Head-mounted pointer

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Summary

Various techniques of entering Several commonly used input

input devices

Keyboard, mouse, and other

pointing devices; touch screens,
pen input, other input for smart
Input devices for physically
phones, game controllers, digital
challenged users
cameras, voice input, video input,
scanners and reading devices,
biometric input, and terminals

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