Chapter 3 (Input)

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3 Input and Output:

Extending Capabilities of Computers and Mobile Devices
Objectives Overview (slide 1 of 2)
Differentiate among various

Describe characteristics of
types of keyboards:
various pointing devices: Describe various uses of
standard, compact, on-
mouse, touchpad, and touch screens
screen, virtual, ergonomic,
trackball
gaming, and wireless
Describe various types of Describe various uses of

pen input: stylus, digital motion input, voice input,
pen, and graphics tablet and video input
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Objectives Overview (slide 2 of 2)
Differentiate among various Explain the characteristics of Summarize the various types of
scanners and reading devices various displays printers
Identify the purpose and

features of speakers,
headphones and earbuds, data Identify various assistive
projectors, interactive technology input and output
whiteboards, and force-feedback methods
game controllers and tactile
output
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What Is Input? (slide 1 of 2)
• Input is any data and

instructions entered into the
memory of a computer
• Input device is the hardware
used to enter the data and
instruction
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Figure 7-1 accessible website, in whole or in part.
What Is Input? (slide 2 of 2)
• Commonly used input methods include:
Pointing
Keyboard Touch screens Pen input
devices
Scanners and
Motion input Voice input Video input reading
devices
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Keyboards (slide 1 of 4)
• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys you press to

enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device
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• Nearly all keyboards have…
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• There are a variety of keyboard options for mobile computers

and devices
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• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of

repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) of wrist and hand
• Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety in the design of
the workplace
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Pointing Devices (slide 1 of 3)
Pointing device the device that allow user to

control the pointer or cursor on the screen
A pointer is a small symbol on the screen

whose location and shape change as a user
moves a pointing device
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• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the palm of your

hand comfortably
– Optical mouse, laser mouse, and touch mouse
– Mechanical mouse
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Trackball
Touchpad
• A touchpad is a • A trackball is a
small, flat, stationary pointing
rectangular pointing device with a ball on
device that is its top or side
sensitive to pressure
and motion
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Figures 7-6 – 7-7 accessible website, in whole or in part.
Touch Screens
• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display
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Pen Input (slide 1 of 2)
• With pen input, you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat surface to
write, draw, or make selections
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Pen Input (slide 2 of 2)
• A graphics tablet, also called a digitizer, is an electronic plastic

board that detects and converts movements of a style or digital
pen into signals that are sent to the computer
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input
• Voice input is the process of entering input by speaking into a

microphone
• Audio input is the process of entering any sound into the computer such
as speech, music, and sound effects
• Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and storing
them on a computer or mobile device’s storage medium
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Motion, Voice, and Video Input
• A webcam is a type of DV camera that enables a user to:
Send email Broadcast live

Capture video and
messages with images or video
still images
video attachments over the Internet
Conduct
Make video calls
videoconferences
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Scanners and Reading Devices (slide 1 of 7)
• A scanner is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and

graphics and then translates the results into a form the computer can
process
Flatbed scanner Hand-held scanner
Sheet-fed scanner Drum scanner
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• An optical reader is a device that uses a light source to read characters,

marks, and codes and then converts them into digital data that a
computer can process
– Optical character recognition (OCR)
– Optical mark recognition (OMR)
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• A bar code reader, also

called a bar code scanner
uses laser beams to read
bar codes
• A QR code stores
information in both a
vertical and horizontal
direction
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Figures 7-17 – 7-18 accessible website, in whole or in part.
• 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:
Gauging
Tracking times of Tracking location of
Checking lift tickets temperature and
runners in a people and other
of skiers pressure of tires on
marathon items
a vehicle
Tracking payment
Checking out Managing as vehicles pass
library books purchases through booths on
toll-way systems
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• Magnetic-stripe readers read the magnetic stripe on the back of

cards such as:
Credit cards
Entertainment cards
Bank cards
Identification cards
Other similar cards
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• 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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• A data collection device obtains data

directly at the location where the
transaction or event takes place
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Summary
Several assistive
Variety of options
technology options
for input and
for input and
output
output
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Extending Capabilities of Computers and Mobile Devices
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3 Input and Output:

Differentiate among various

Describe various types of Describe various uses of

Identify the purpose and

• Input is any data and

• Commonly used input methods include:

• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys you press to

• Nearly all keyboards have…

• There are a variety of keyboard options for mobile computers

• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of

Pointing device the device that allow user to

A pointer is a small symbol on the screen

• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the palm of your

• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display

• A graphics tablet, also called a digitizer, is an electronic plastic

• Voice input is the process of entering input by speaking into a

• A webcam is a type of DV camera that enables a user to:

Send email Broadcast live

• A scanner is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and

Sheet-fed scanner Drum scanner

• An optical reader is a device that uses a light source to read characters,

• A bar code reader, also

• Magnetic-stripe readers read the magnetic stripe on the back of

Other similar cards

• A data collection device obtains data

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