INPUT DESIGN

PRESENTED BY:
ARUN.K.S

Input
Data

INPUT DESIGN

Persistent
Data

Process
Output

Why be concerned about INPUT DESIGN?

Garbage In - Garbage Out (GIGO)

Data Verification & Validation (V&V):

Self-checking digits or check-digit
Combination check
Limit and Range checks
Completeness checks

Input involves 3 steps:

1. Collecting
2. Entering
3. Processing

Input Methods:
Batch

On-Line (real-time)
Hybrid

BATCH INPUT - ADVANTAGES

Collecting and Entering can be done off-line.
Entering data can be done by trained personnel.
Processing can be done very quickly.
Processing can be done during non-peak times.

BATCH INPUT - DISADVANTAGES

Data collection usually has to be a centralized activity.
Data entry usually needs to be done by specially trained personnel.
The processing activity is delayed, hence the possibility exists for data to be

considered old or untimely when it finally gets processed.

Since processing is usually done during off-hours, input errors detected during

processing would not get corrected until the next regularly scheduled processing of
input data.
The off-hours computer operator may have to call the systems analyst or

programmer if the program malfunctions.

ON-LINE INPUT - ADVANTAGES

The data can be entered by its owners.

The data can be entered as close to their origination as possible.

Immediate feedback can usually be given regarding the

correctness and acceptability of the data.

The input data can immediately update a database thus making it

as current as possible.

ON-LINE INPUT - DISADVANTAGES

Equipment may be more costly to perform the input.
Users are not always well trained to input data.
User data entry procedural controls may be lacking.
Software must have additional controls to handle it.
Data is often only entered during business hours thus impacting the normal

computer load.
The data entry activity could actually be slower than the equivalent batch

processing for the same data.

INPUT DEVICES
Keyboard
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

Mouse
Track Ball
Joystick

Digitizer
Image Scanner & Facsimile (Fax) Machines
Point-of-Sale Device (POS)
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)

Pens
Scales
Voice Recognition
Touch Screen

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