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Chapter Objectives
Define
Defineinput
input Explain
Explainhow
howaadigital
digitalcamera
cameraworks
works
Describe
Describeuses
usesof
ofPC
PCvideo
videocameras,
cameras,
List
Listcharacteristics
characteristicsof
ofaakeyboard
keyboard Web
Webcams,
cams,and
andvideo
videoconferencing
conferencing
Describe
Describedifferent
differentmouse
mousetypes
types Discuss
Discussvarious
variousscanners
scannersand
andreading
reading
and
andhow
howthey
theywork
work devices
devicesand
andhow
howthey
theywork
work
Explain
Explainthe
thetypes
typesof
ofterminals
terminalsand
andthe
the
Summarize
Summarizehow
howpointing
pointingdevices
deviceswork
work purpose
purposeof
oftheir
theircard
cardreaders
readers
Explain
Explainhow
howvoice
voicerecognition
recognitionworks
works Summarize
Summarizethe
thevarious
variousbiometric
biometricdevices
devices
Describe
Describevarious
variousinput
inputdevices
devices Identify
Identifyalternative
alternativeinput
inputdevices
devicesfor
for
for
formobile
mobileusers
users physically
physicallychallenged
challengedusers
users
Next
What Is Input?
What is input?
Data or instructions entered into memory
of computer
Input device is
any hardware
component used
to enter data or
instructions
Key Menu |
Command Combination Command Button
insertion point
Mechanical mouse
has rubber or metal
ball on underside ball
Point
Point
Double-
Double- Triple-
Triple- Right-
Right-
Click
Click click
click click
click click
click
Right-
Right-
Drag
Drag drag
drag
Press
Press
Rotate
Rotate wheel
wheel
wheel
wheel button
button
p. 5.09 Next
Other Pointing Devices
What is a trackball?
Stationary pointing device
with a ball on its top
To move pointer, rotate ball
with thumb, fingers, or palm
of hand
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Step 4. To narrow a list down, software presents user with Step 3. Software compares spoken
a list of choices or uses a natural language component to measurements with those in its
predict most likely match. User may correct any selection database to find a match or list of
made by software. possible matches.
PDA?
handwriting
recognition stylus
characters
stylus
on-screen
keyboard
cradle
What is a scanner?
Light-sensing device that
reads printed text and Pen or
graphics Handheld
Drum
Step 4. Light is
converted to analog
electrical current that
is converted to
digital signal by an
analog-to-digital
Step 6. Users can print image,
converter (ADC).
e-mail it, include it in a document,
or place it on a Web page.
Step 5. Digital information is sent to
memory in the computer to be used by
illustration, desktop publishing, or
other software; or it is stored on disk.
p. 5.25 Fig. 5-33 Next
Scanners and Reading Devices
What is an optical reader?
Device that uses light source to read characters, marks,
and codes and then converts them into digital data
Optical character recognition
(OCR) reads characters in
OCR font
Optical mark recognition
(OMR) reads hand-drawn pencil
marks, such as small circles
Bar code scanner
Keyboard,
Keyboard,mouse,
mouse,and
andother
other
pointing
pointingdevices
devices
Scanners
Scannersand
andreading
readingdevices
devices
Voice
Voiceinput
input
Terminals
Terminals
Input
Inputdevices
devicesfor
formobile
mobileusers
users
Biometric
Biometricinput
input
Digital
Digitalcameras
cameras
Input
Inputdevices
devicesfor
forphysically
physically
challenged
challengedusers
users
Video
VideoInput
Input
Chapter 5 Complete