Input Devices

Group D
2
nd
year 2
nd
semester
Session 2011-2012
Department of Management studies
Begum Rokeya university, Rangpur

Prepared by
Mst. Nishrat Zaman
Lecturer
Department of Management studies
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

Prepared to
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Name
1105025 Md. Manjurul Alam
1105026 Md. Mehedi Hasan
1105027 Mohammad Meher Ali
1105029 Md. Nazmul Huda
1105031 Obaidul Haque
1105033 Md. Rajib Hossain
1105036 Rejaul Haque
1105039 Rubaiya Ferdous
Group: D
Date: 23th April, 2014.
To,
Mst. Nishrat Zaman
Lecturer
Department of Management Studies
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.

Sub: Request for presenting Assignment on Marine Insurance.

Madam,
We beg most respectfully state that, we have successfully completed our Assignment that you have assigned us to
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We, therefore, request that, you would be kind enough to grant our term paper and oblige us thereby.

We remain madam,
Members of GROUP:D

LETTER OF TANSMITTAL
At first, we want to deliver our best gratitude to
the Almighty Allah. Then, we thank to our
honorable course teacher Mst. Nishrat Zaman
for helping and guiding us through teaching and
providing information about this assignment and
presentation. We also thank to the group
member to provide us information.

Acknowledgement

In computing, an input device is any peripheral (piece of computer
hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to
an information processing system such as a computer or other
information appliance. Input devices are electromechanical
devices that are used to provide data to a computer for storing
and further processing, if necessary. They act an interface
between the computer and the use. The basic task of an input
device is to take the input from the user, translate it into the
machine readable form and then present it to the processing
unite devices provide for execution. In fact, the input devices
provide a means of communication between the computer and
the outer world.

Introduction

Keyboard is the most commonly used input devices. We can use a
keyboard to type data and text and execute commands.

Special purpose keys
Function keys
Central keys
Numeric keypad
Alphanumeric keys

Keyboard

Pointing devices are the input devices that are generally used for moving the cursor
to a particular location to point an object on the screen. With the help of
pointing devices, we can easily select the icons, menus, windows etc. on the
graphical User Interface (GUI).
Some of the commonly used pointing devices are:
Mouse
Trackball
Light pen
Joystick
Touch screen

Pointing devices

Mouse is a small hand-held pointing device that basically controls the
two-dimensional movement of the cursor on the displayed screen.
Mouse are generally two types:

Mechanical mouse

Optical mouse

Mouse

A mechanical mouse consists of three buttons: left button, right
button and scroll button. Inside the plastic coating of the mouse,
there is a ball, which is rolled over a flat surface corresponding to
which the cursor moves on the display screen.
Mechanical mouse

An optical mouse is a pointing input device in which the reflected
light determines the movement of the cursor on the displayed
screen. The upper portion of the optical mouse is similar to that of
the mechanical mouse. The lower portion of the optical mouse
consists of having light.

Optical mouse
Trackball is a pointing device that basically consists of a socket
containing the ball, which can be rolled manually to move the
cursor on the screen. The socket also contains sensors, which
detect the movement of the ball.
Trackball


Light pen is an electro-optical pointing device that is used for
selecting the objects on the display screen with the help of a light
sensitive pen. It is generally connected to the Visual Display Unit
(VDU) of the computer system. Using a light pen, we can directly
draw the objects on the screen by holding it in our hand.

Light Pen
Joystick is a pointing device that usually consists of one or more
buttons and a stick, which controls the movement of the cursor
on the screen by pointing in all directions. It continues to point in
a particular, direction until and unless it is brought back to the
vertical position.
Joystick:

Touch screen is a pointing device that enables us to enter data such
as text, pictures and images by directly touching the screen. The
touch screen is the display monitor with which the user can directly
interact with the computer system by touching the screen.
Touch screen

Scanning devices are the input devices that can
electronically capture text and images, and convert them
into computer readable form. The basic task of a scanning
device is to convert an image or the textual data into
digital data, i.e., in the form of boxes, where each box
represents either zero or one. The resultant matrix is
known as bit map and is displayed on the screen.

SCANNING DEVICES:

Hand-held scanners are the scanning devices that are generally
used for digitizing the images into bit map, which is a matrix of O's
and l's. The size of these scanners is small and the price is relatively
less as compared to the other three types of scanners.

Hand-held Scanners

Flatbed scanners consist of a flat surface composing o glass pane
on which the documents are kept for scanning. Under this glass
pane, there is xenon light and a CCD, which consists of an array of
red, green and blue filters.
Flatbed Scanners

Drum scanners generally consist of a large drum, which is used for
scanning the documents. These scanners make use of the Photo
Multiplier Tubes (PMT) technology, instead of the CCD technology.
Drum Scanners:

Slide scanners are used for scanning slides as well as film negatives.
The slides are created on a transparent base using photochemical
solution. The film negatives are the inversion of the positive
images.
Slide Scanners:

Optical recognition devices are used for recognizing the
characters optically. The optical recognition devices
basically make use of optical scanner for inputting data.
Unlike keyboards, the optical recognition devices do not
enter the data by pressing the keys. Therefore, these
devices help the user in saving a lot of time as entering
data through a keyboard is a time consuming task. The
following are some of the commonly used optical
recognition devices.

OPTICAL RECOGNITION DEVICES:

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) devices scan a particular
document by recognizing its individual characters and converting
it into the editable form. These devices distinguish the dark area
on the document from the light areas for recognizing the
characters.
OCR Devices

The Optical Mark Recognition (O devices make use of OMR
technology, which helps marked in obtaining the data from the
make fields. These devices prove to be of great use in recognizing
characters in question sheets, enrolment forms, registration forms,
employee payroll, etc.
OMR Devices:

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) devices are the special
devices used for recognizing the characters written with magnetic
ink consisting of iron oxide particles. These devices were specially
developed for the banking operations.
MICR Devices

Bar code reader is the scanner that usually reads bar code, which is
used to label the items in the super markets, retail stores, books
numbering in library, etc. The bar code is the computer readable
code representing vertical lines of different widths.

Bar Code Reader

A digital camera is a handheld electronic device that is used to
capture the image of an object electronically. The digital camera
consists of a built-in computer, which helps in recording the images
electronically. Whenever a user initiates the process of capturing an
image by pressing the button available on the camera.

DIGITAL CAMERA

The input devices, which are generally used in media for
communicating with the mass audiences, are known as media input
devices. The following are the most popularly used media input
devices:
Microphone

Graphics tablet

Webcam

MEDIA INPUT DEVICES

It is an input device that basically converts the sound waves into
electrical signals with the help of sensors. The sound wave pattern
is converted into the electrical pattern.

Microphone

It is an input device that is usually attached to the user's computer
for recording videos as well as images. It functions like a video
camera and can be used for displaying the images over the
Internet.

Webcam

It is a media input device with the help of which a user can enter
pictorial information into the computer system. The graphics tablet
is a combination of a digitizing pen and an electronic tablet.
Graphics tablet

Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) is the apex ICT business and
trade industry association of Bangladesh. It represents the industry
that comprises of distributors, dealers, resellers of computer and
allied products, locally assembled computer vendors, software
developers and exporters, internet service providers, ICT based
educational institutions and training houses and other ICT enabled
services providers. Established in 1987 with 11 founding members,
the total number of members stands 1257 at present. The body is
run by a 7-number executive committee elected every two years.

Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS)


* To unite and encourage all computer vendors to join in one platform for
achieving their common interest
* To unit and encourage cooperation amongst companies, firms and industries
* To seek cooperation among all the members in the ICT business
* To safeguard the interest of its members and their development
* To boost/encourage, promote and diversify effective use of Computer in
Bangladesh
* To render expert advice to the concerned authorities on computer technology
and its implication of the economy of Bangladesh
* To make representation to the Government and related bodies on behalf of
BCS members with a view to reduce bottlenecks, grievances, anomalies and
meeting legitimate demands

Aims and Objectives of
Bangladesh Computer Samity
Input devices are the hardware devices that help in inputting the
data from any outside source, into, the computer system. There are
various input devices, with the help of which a user can enter
different types of data into the computer system. Keyboard is one
of
t
he most widely used input devices for providing alphanumeric
information to the computer. A user simply presses these buttons
for entering the data into the
,
computer system. The user can also
'input data into a computer system with the help of pointing
devices such as mouse, trackball; light pen joystick and touch
screen. The user can easily select the objects, menus and icons
available on the screen using a pointing device.
Summary