Input Devices

Done by: Aarav Surana and Wandji Samuel Yanis

What are Input Devices

 In short It is any hardware device that sends data to a computer.

Examples of input devices are:

1. Keyboards

2. Sensors

3. Joystick

4. Mouse etc.

 On the next slide we have a spider diagram consisting of Input devices

Made by: Aarav
Pointing devices

 A generic term for any device

used to control the movement

of a cursor on a computer

screen. E.g.. Mouse, Touchpad,

Trackerball etc.
Some Types of Pointing Devices

Mouse Touchpad Tracker Ball

   A device used to
It is a small handheld It is a pointing
move a pointer
device which is device, often found
where a ball is
moved across a mat on a laptop, that
rolled directly by
or flat surface to allows users to use
the user rather than
move the cursor on a their fingers to move
moving the whole
computer screen the cursor on their
mouse
screen
Keyboard

 The keyboard is the main input

device of the computer that is

used most often. The keyboard is

used to perform all typing tasks on

the computer. The keyboard has

many types of keys for proper

function.
Joystick

 A joystick is an input device with a

stick attached and is used to

control the direction of the device.

It is most commonly used in

gaming.
Touch screens

 It is a display screen that is

used both a an input and

output device and can respond

to a user interacting with it

Sensors

 A device which detects and

responds to some type of input

from the environment e.g.

light, temperature, motion etc.

Some types of sensors are

pressure sensor and light sensor

Thank You
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