Input Device An input device, as the name suggests, enables you to input or feed data and instructions (‘commands’ to be more technical) into a computer. Each type of input device is determined by the task to be performed or completed. Keyboard The keyboard is basically an arrangement of Whatis a keyboard? | numbers, letters, and special function keys. While most data entered into a computer are in numeric and alphabetic forms, the keyboard acts as a principal input device to the computer. There is a wide variety of keyboards available: ergonomic, wireless, specialized, security, and flexible. 1, Ergonomic 2. Wireless 3. Specialized @y wm 5. Security 4. FlexiblePointing Device A pointing device, as the name implies, is an input device that allows users to point or position the pointer (which usually appears as an arrow) on the screen to manipulate screen-based graphical controls such as buttons, icons, menu items, and links. ‘The most popular pointing devices available nowadays are the mice, trackballs, pointing sticks, joystic and track pads. Aside from the commonly used input devices, a variety of such kind is available and used for special applications. ‘This assortment includes }|- graphic tablets, touch display screen, stylus, audio /voice input, touchpad, scanner, digital camera, video input, virtual devices, and touch-sensitive pad. metric Input Biometric input is cither a physiological or behavioral characteristic of a user, which is authenticated using automated methods of recognizing a person called biometrics. The mechanism begins from a reader or scanning, device that is used to input the biometric data to software that conver nned information into digital format. The scanned information i compared to a database of stored biometric data of the person for authentication, Z. Soy t net Me whieh the Bometre techy works & basically similar to all other id sation recharges, Enrollment: The us estabisht a haseline measurement tor comparison. db. Submission: The of his or her iden stem compares the submitted sample with the storad item An output is the product or results (useful format) ta (input) have been processed by a computer. Some texts, videos, or graphics. These processed data are displayed using output devices. The most common output devices that we use nowadays are the printers and monito: Output Devices Literally, an output device is a device used to display, information (output) from a computer memory. However. as_ previously mentioned, some output devices can also be classitied as an input device because they do not only displ print, or transit y information but also accept input. Output device is classified into display device and printing device. 1. Di i = 7 : Display Device. A display device is the main output device tor 4 computer, It is basically used to show the results of a processing tas Com i 2 ' Dis ‘puters like the desktop computer use a monitor as a display device play devices such as thi ; Cathode Ray Tubes (CR plasma, e computer monitors come in many. varieties: 'T), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and gus2. Printing Device. Printers are used to produce a paper or hard copy al types of printers and: these come with output, There are se tremey Jous differences in terms of speed, print quality, price, and other special features, When selecting a printer, one should consider the following, feature a. Speed: The speed of a printer is measured in pages per minute (ppm). However, the speed varies for print and. graphies, Prints are printed relatively faster than graphies. b. Print Q print quality is relative to the dpi. ty: The qualily of print is me: sured in dots per inch (dpi). The his means that the more dpi, the higher the resolution or quality of print. Pric : The pric is inclusive of the original cost of the printer and the cost for maintenance. ‘There are three more popular types of printers availabl jaser printer, ink jet printer, and dot matrix printer. In addition, there are several other types of printers such as thermal, mobile, label and postage, and plotters/ large format. Other Output Devices Aside from printers and display devices, there are other types of output devices that are up for grab. Some of these devices include speakers and headsets, fax machines and fax modems, multifunction peripherals, and data projectors. Storage Technology While we live through the age of computer, a lot of our works like research works, payroll, school projects, business Presentations, graphics, etc. are done using a computer. And we definitely want to save the works we create for future use. To store our work (soft copy), we use storage technology. However, computers do not automatically save a permanent copy of the processed data.When the data is entered in the computer and processed, it is stored in a or RAM, This means the data may ne Longer be retrieved » data is temporary. temporary memo for future use considering that the storage ot the However, for the processed data to be permanently saved, a storage medium is deemed usetul. toms, Storage technology refers to data stor whieh allow a computer or electronic device to store: and retrieve data, Furthermore, a storage data system has both a storage medium and a storage device. A storage medium (storage media, plural) is the physical material used to store computer data, Some examples of storage medium are hard drive, tape, memory card, floppy disks, USB flash drive, DVD, and CD-ROM. A storage device is the mechanical equipment or apparatus that stores and retrieves data from a storage medium, Storage devices are chieily Hit categorized according, to the method they use to store data. These classifications include magnetic technology, optical technology, and solid-state storage medium, Magnetic Storage Devices A magnetic storage device as its name suggests stores and retrieves data by magnetizing microscopic particles on a disk or tape surface. AS the disk rotates in the computer, the magnetized particles are read and written through the read- write mechanism. Such mechanism stores and retrieves data in tracks. Each track is labeled and the location is kept in file allocation table (FAT). Data stored in a magnetic storage device can be a easily altered or deleted; this feature offers flexibility for editing and deleting data, so that the area of a storage medium containing unneeded data can be reused.However, data stored in magnetic storage device can be susceptible to risks of being altered because of the magnetic medium is sensitive to the surfa magnetic fields, dust, mold, smoke particles, heat, torage and mechanical problems within” the il device; hence, the magnetic storage medium (ie. floppy disk, Zip disk, hard drives, and magnetic tape) must be stored in a protective case. Since such medium is not very durable and can lose its magnetic charge, lost data is a potential risk, The data stored ina magnetic medium has a life span of about three years; therefore, il is suggested to restore the data by recopying it. Optical Storage Devices An optical storage device stores and retrieves data using laser technology. The data are stored as microscopic light spot (lands) and dark spots (pits) on the disk surface. An optical storage device such as CD and DVD is highly portable and the data stored on optical medium is generally considered to be less vulnerable to environmental damage than data Mi stored on magnetic medium. Nowadays, most computers are equipped with some type of optical storage- either CD or DVD drive which allows the adaptability for CDs and DVDs. While optical storage devices are rather durable, these devices require proper handling and protection from environmental conditions to avoid possible data loss. Solid-state Storage Technology Solid-state storage also called as flash memory is a non-volatile, erasable, detachable, low-power medium and it contains no mechanical parts. In addition, this medium processes data electronically even with very little power; hence, very ideal for battery-operated devices such as digital camera. "; As compared to optical storage and magnetic storage devices, solid-state storage is relatively more durable. This means that solid-state storage js practically resistant to environmental conditions such as vibrations, magnetic fields, or extreme temperature instability. Other benefits which solid-state storage offers are portability and versatility, This feature of solid-state storage allows fast access to data and is ideal for storing data on mobile devices and transferring data from one device to another. However, its storage capability does not compare to that of a hard drive. Some types of solid-state storage are USB Flash drive and U3 drive. Criteria 1. Versatility: This makes the stored data accessible in a different computer or from several different media. 2. Storage capacity: This refers to the maximum amount of data that a storage device can store. The storage capacity is measured in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB). 3. Durability: While most storage technologies are prone to damage from mishandling and environmental factors, it is imperative that they should be well taken care of and must be durable. Durability refers to the ability of the device to last so that the data stored in the device will be accessible. 4. Speed: This accounts access time and data transfer rate. Access time refers to the time it takes to retrieve or access data while data transfer rate is the amount of data that a storage device ca transport from the storage device to the computer per second.