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Chapter 2 The Keyboard

• The most common input device
Using the Keyboard And – Must be proficient with keyboard
– Skill is called keyboarding
Mouse

M. Zeeshan Tahir

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The Keyboard The Mouse

• How keyboard works • All modern computers have a variant
– Keyboard controller detects a key press • Allows users to select objects
– Controller sends a code to the CPU – Pointer moved by the mouse
• Code represents the key pressed
• Mechanical mouse
– Controller notifies the operating system
– Rubber ball determines direction and speed
– Operating system responds
– The ball often requires cleaning
– Controller repeats the letter if held

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The Mouse The Mouse

• Optical mouse • Interacting with a mouse
– Light shown onto mouse pad – Actions involve pointing to an object
– Reflection determines speed and direction – Clicking selects the object
– Requires little maintenance – Clicking and holding drags the object
– Releasing an object is a drop
– Right clicking activates the shortcut menu
– Modern mice include a scroll wheel

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The Mouse The Mouse

• Benefits • Mouse button configuration
– Pointer positioning is fast – Configured for a right-handed user
– Menu interaction is easy • Can be reconfigured
– Users can draw electronically – Extra buttons are configurable

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Variants of the Mouse Variants of the Mouse

• Trackballs • Track pads
– Upside down mouse – Stationary pointing
device
– Hand rests on the ball – Small plastic
– User moves the ball rectangle
– Uses little desk space – Finger moves across
the pad
– Pointer moves with
the pointer
– Popular on laptops

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Variants of the Mouse Chapter 2

• Track point
– Little joystick on the keyboard
– Move pointer by moving the joystick
Inputting Data In Other
Ways

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Devices for the Hand Devices for the hand

• Pen based input • Touch screens
– Tablet PCs, PDA – Sensors determine
– Pen used to where finger points
write data – Sensors create an
– Pen used as X,Y coordinate
a pointer – Usually presents a
– Handwriting menu to users
recognition – Found in cramped or
– On screen keyboard dirty environments

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Devices for the hand Optical Input Devices

• Game controllers • Allows the computer to see input
– Enhances gaming experience • Bar code readers
– Provide custom input to the game – Converts bar codes to numbers
– Modern controllers offer feedback • UPC code
– Joystick – Computer find number in a database
– Game pad – Works by reflecting light
• Amount of reflected light indicates number

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Optical Input Devices Optical input devices

• Image scanners
– Converts printed media into electronic
– Reflects light off of the image
– Sensors read the intensity
– Filters determine color depths
• Optical character recognition (OCR)
– Converts scanned text into editable text
– Each letter is scanned
– Letters are compared to known letters
– Best match is entered into document
– Rarely 100% accurate

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Audiovisual Input Devices
• Microphones
– Used to record speech
– Speech recognition
• “Understands” human speech
• Allows dictation or control of computer
• Matches spoken sound to known phonemes
• Enters best match into document
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Audiovisual Input Devices
• Digital cameras
– Captures images electronically
– No film is needed
– Image is stored as a JPG file
– Memory cards store the images
– Used in a variety of professions
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Audiovisual Input Devices
• Musical Instrument Digital Interface
– MIDI
– Connects musical instruments to computer
– Digital recording or playback of music
– Musicians can produce professional results
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