Input devices allow users to enter data and control signals into computing systems like computers. Examples include keyboards, mice, scanners, cameras, microphones, and joysticks. They translate user input like audio, images, and text into computer-readable data. Input devices can connect to computers wirelessly or via cables and allow users to interact with and control computer systems.

1. 6th June 2022
Input Devices
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
MATIAS FERRER 7S3
ANGEL ZARATE

2. What are
input
devices?
INPUT DEVICES
In computing, an input device is a
piece of equipment used to provide
data and control signals to an
information processing system, such
as a computer or information
appliance. Examples of input devices
include keyboards, mouse, scanners,
cameras, joysticks, and microphones.

3. Characteristics
of
input
devices
3. They are part of the computer
hardware and can be connected
wirelessly or via a cable.
4. They are indispensable for the
user to be able to make use of
the computer and are easy to
use.
They allow information to be
entered into the computer in
different formats, such as
audio, image, text, among
others.
1.
2. They translate user input into
computer-readable data.

4. Examples of
input devices
KEYBOARD.
It is a board consisting of keys or buttons with letters,
numbers and symbols. This device connects to the
computer wirelessly or via a cable.
MOUSE
A device that is used to enter information into the
system and translates the movements that the user
makes with the device into concrete instructions.

5. MICROPHONE.
It is a device that captures sound and translates it into
electrical impulses that can then be encoded, stored,
transmitted and played back.
CAMERA
A device that captures an image, using a system of
lenses and photosensitive components, and then
digitises it and transmits it to the system.
SCANNER.
A device that digitises documents or images and
inserts them into the computer.
Examples of
input devices

6. Output devices are those that translate the data
coming from the computer into information that can
be understood by the user.
In most cases, this information is presented in the form
of images, sound, text, etc. The most important output
devices are: screen or monitor, speakers and printer.
The most important output devices are: the screen or
monitor, the speakers and the printer.
Output and
input/output
devices