2. A piece of hardware that is used to enter data
into a computer.
Examples of an input devices:
- Keyboard - Scanner
- Mouse - Microphone
- Touchpad - Digital camera
- Joystick - Barcode reader
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3. The most common and widely used input
device.
Made up of buttons called ‘keys’. The keys
are arranged into sections:
alphabet keys, Function keys (F1,F2), Numeric
keys, command keys (insert, delete, home)
Most commonly called ‘QWERTY’ keyboard.
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4. Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963.
Allows an individual to control a pointer in a
graphical user interface (GUI).
A central wheel allows you to scroll up and
down the page.
Left clicking usually lets you put
your cursor at a certain point.
Right clicking usually display a list of
menu items from which to choose.
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5. An input device which is usually found on a
laptop computer.
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6. An input device that looks similar to a control
device you would find on an arcade game at
your local arcades.
Allows an individual to easily move an object
in a game such as navigating a plane in a
flight simulator.
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7. Input device that allows a user to take an
image and/or text and convert it into a digital
file, allowing the computer to read and/or
display the scanned object.
Commonly connected to a computer USB and
parallel ports.
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8. Sometimes abbreviated as mic, a microphone
is a hardware peripheral originally invented
by Emile Berliner in 1877.
Allows computer user to input audio into
their computers.
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9. A type of computer that stores the pictures or
video it takes in electronic format instead of
to film.
The quality of the image is dependent on the
resolution or the number of pixels.
The more pixels, the better the quality and
clarity of the image.
Most digital cameras range from
4 – 12 Megapixels.
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10. An electronic device for reading printed
barcodes.
It consists of a scanner, a decoder (either
built-in or external) , and a cable used to
connect the reader with a computer.
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