Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is
A Device is
An INPUT DEVICE is something that you put into a computer.

Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices

Keyboard.

Numeric keyboard.

Mouse.

Touchpad.

Trackpad

Remote controller.

Joystick.

Light pen.

Touch screen.

Magnetic strip reader.

Chip/Memory card.

Scanner.

Digital Camera.

Video Camera.

Webcam.

Mic.

MICR Reader.

OMR scanner

OCR scanner.

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

Entering pin numbers.

It

Used as an alternative
pointing device for people
with disabilities.

Inputting freehand
drawings onto a computer.

Operating a television or
projector.

To input freehand
drawings.

To sec

To read information on a
bank or ID card.

To convert image into text

To take photographs for a

website.

To record moving images.

To enable live images to be

used during a video
conference

To input sound on to a
computer

To input data from a bank

cheque.

To read data from a school

register.

To create digital copies of

hard copy documents.

To read information on a
bank or ID card.

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Use for flight simulators.

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
Operating a television or projector
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

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appropriate input
device

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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
Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
Controlling a computer flight simulation
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
21. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)