Input devices: An input device is hardware

that allows a user to interact with a

computer and also allows the computer to
collect data. The following table lists a
number of input devices together with
some of their uses as well as their
advantages and disadvantages:

INPUT ADVANTAGE
DEVICE S

Keyboard

Numeric
keypad
Pointing
device:
mouse

Pointing
device:
touchpad

Pointing
device:
trackerball

Remote control
Pointing devices:
joystick and
driving wheel

Touchscreen

Scanner

Digital camera
Microphone

Analogue
sensors