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Chap (3) INPUT DEVICES
Chap (3) INPUT DEVICES
DEVICES
Input devices are used to provide data or
information to the computer. The computer
follows the instructions given to it by and
input device . For example, a keyboard is
commonly used to transfer data or
information from human readable form to
machine-readable form. Other examples of
input devices are: mouse, joystick, trackball,
light pens , scanners , touch window, etc.
One of the main input devices used by
computers, a PC's keyboard looks very similar
to the keyboards of electric typewriters, with
some additional keys. A computer's main input
device is the keyboard, and it's almost
impossible to imagine a computer without one.
A computer keyboard a lot looks like the
keyboard for a typewriter but has added keys
that provide many different features and
enhancements.
1. XT (Extend technology keyboard)
2. AT (Advance technology keyboard)
3. Enhanced Keyboard / Standard
Keyboard.
Keyboard is divided into four types of
keypads:
Alphabetic keypad.
Numeric keypad.
Function keypad.
Special function keypad.
Modifier keys.
Screen navigation or cursor movement
keys.
These keys are similar to a standard typewriter
and is used to type general information.