Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is
A Device is
An INPUT DEVICE is

Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices

Keyboard

Keypad

Mouse

Track Pad

Trackball

Graphics tablet

Remote control

Joystick

Light pen

Touch screen

Magnetic Strip reader

Chip reader

scanner

Digital Camera

Video Camera

Webcam

OMR scanner (Optical

mark reader)

OCR Scanner (optical

character recognition)

MICR Reader
Microphone

(MICR=magnetic ink character

recognition)

MICR Reader / Mouse / Remote Control / Chip Reader / Digital Camera / OMR
Scanner / Barcode Reader / Scanner / Trackball / Keyboard / Magnetic Strip
Reader / Touch Screen / Light Pen / Graphics Tablet / OCR Scanner / Numeric
Keypad / Joystick / Webcam / Video Camera / Trackpad / Microphone

Barcode Reader

Select a word from the list above and match with the appropriate input device

Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices

Typing text into a word

processor

Entering Pin Numbers

Selection options from

menus

Selecting options from a

menu

Inputting free hand

drawings

Operating A Television Or
Projector

Controlling a computer
flight simulation

To record moving images

To enable live images to be

used during a video
conference

To draw directly onto a

computer screen

To create digital copies of

hard copy documents

To take photographs for a

website

To input sound into a

computer

22.

To imput details
on D Selecting
options from a menu

To read data from a school

register
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Entering pin numbers

To create digital copies of hard copy documents
To enable live images to be used during a video conference
To record moving images
Operating a television or projector
To draw directly on to a computer screen
To take photographs for a website
To read data from a school register
Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system
To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe

Match the use to the

appropriate input
device

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Selecting options from a menu

Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
Controlling a computer flight simulation
To convert images into text
Typing text into a word processor
To input sound into a computer
To control the pointer on a laptop computer
Used to read details from a bank card
To input data from a bank cheque
21. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)