Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is when you input information to a computer

A Device is practically a piece of hardware.
An INPUT DEVICE is when you input information to a certain device.

Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices

Keyboard

Keypad

Mouse

Trackpad

Trackball

Graphic tablet

Remote control

Joystick

Light pen

Touch screen

scanner

scanner

Digital camera

Video camera

Webcam

microphone

Mirc reader

Magnetic strip

OMcR scanner

chip 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 scanner

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

To draw directly on
to a computer screen

11.
Selecting options
on a kiosk/POS (point of
sale) system

18.

To input sound
into a computer

9.

To read data from

a school register

Mouse that conrols

computer

To control the
pointer on a laptop
computer

Draw from the device.

Selecting options from a

menu

10.
Used as an
alternative pointing device
for people with disabilities

8.
To take
photographs for a website

Used to read details from a

bank card

Chip reader

2.

To create digital
copies of hard copy
documents

21.

To input data from

a bank cheque

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5.

3.
To enable live
images to be used during a
video conference

12.
To read
information on a bank or
ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe

6.

To record moving
images

5.
To enable live
images to be used during a
video conference

Entering pin numbers

To create digital copies of hard copy documents
To enable live images to be used during a video conference
To record moving images
To enable live images to be used during a video conference

Match the use to the

appropriate input
device

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To record moving images

To draw directly on to a computer screen
To take photographs for a website
To read data from a school register
Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system
To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
Selecting options from a menu
17.
To convert images into text
Typing text into a word processor
To input sound into a computer
To control the pointer on a laptop computer
Used to read details from a bank card
To input data from a bank cheque
To enable live images to be used during a video conference

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