Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is putting data into a computer.

A Device is a piece of hardware.
An INPUT DEVICE is hardware imputting data in a computer.
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



keyboard Numeric keypad mouse Track pad




OCR scanner Graphics tablet Remote control joystick



Light pen Touch screen OMR scanner MICR reader



scanner Digital camera Video camera webcam




Microphone trackball Chip reader Magnetic strip reader

MICR Reader / Mouse / Remote Control / Chip Reader / Digital Camera / OMR
Scanner / Barcode Reader / Scanner / Trackball / Keyboard / Magnetic Strip
Reader / Touch Screen / Light Pen / Graphics Tablet / OCR Scanner / Numeric
Keypad / Joystick / Webcam / Video Camera / Trackpad / Microphone
Barcode reader Select a word from the list above and match with the appropriate input device

Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices



Typing text into a word
processor
Entering pin numbers
To input details of products at
a POS (Point Of Sale)
To control the pointer on a
laptop computer




Used as an alternative
pointing device for people
with disabilities
Inputting freehand drawings
into a computer
Operating a television or
projector
Controlling a computer flight
simulation



To draw directly on to a
computer screen
Selecting options from a
menu
To read information on a
bank or ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe
Used to read details from a
bank card



To convert images into text
To take photographs for a
website
To record moving images
To enable live images to be
used during a video
conference




To input sound into a
compute
To input data from a bank
cheque
To read data from a school
register
To create digital copies of
hard copy documents

1. Entering pin numbers
2. To create digital copies of hard copy documents
3. To enable live images to be used during a video conference
4. To record moving images
5. Operating a television or projector
6. To draw directly on to a computer screen
7. To take photographs for a website
8. To read data from a school register
Selecting options on a
kiosk/POS (point of sale)
system
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device
9. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
10. Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system
11. To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
12. Selecting options from a menu
13. Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
14. Controlling a computer flight simulation
15. To convert images into text
16. Typing text into a word processor
17. To input sound into a computer
18. To control the pointer on a laptop computer
19. Used to read details from a bank card
20. To input data from a bank cheque
21. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)



A=Remote control
B=Touch pad
C=Web cam
D=Numeric keyboard