Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is data that is put into a computer system.

A Device is a piece of hardware that you can touch
An INPUT DEVICE is
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



keyboard Numeric keypad mouse Track pad




Tracker ball Graphics tablet Remote control joystick



Light pen Touch screen Magnetic strip reader Chip reader



scanner Digital camera Video camera Web cam
rk



microphone
MICR reader
Magnetic ink character
recognition.
OMR scanner
Optical mark reader.
OCR scanner
Optical character
recognition

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



16 1 12 18




9 13 5 14



6 10 11 19



2 7 4 3




17 20 8 15

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
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)
21
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device