CHAPTER 2

Input and output devices

INPUT DEVICES
Two different categories
• Manual input devices – people use it to enter data
• Direct data-entry (DDE) devices – enable data to be
entered directly without a human having to input it
manually
TASK 1

Define the following input devices and give at least 1 advantage and 1
disadvantage of each device:
• Keyboards and keypads Mice
• Touchpads Tracker
balls
• Remote controls Joysticks
• Driving wheels Touch screens
• Scanners Digital
cameras
• Video cameras Webcams
• Microphones Sensors
TASK 2

• Create an A3 poster on Word, displaying

and labelling all input devices of Task 1.
• Mail your poster to alta.d1@curro.co.za (it
may be up to 2 pages)
 INPUT DEVICES

Keyboard
Keypad Wireless Touchpad
mouse

Tracker ball Remote control

Joystick Driving wheel
Touch screen Scanner Digital camera Video camera

Webcam Microphone Sensor Light pen/Stylus