CBCT 2203

Basic Concepts of
Information technology

Topic: 3
Input and Output
Objectives:
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Explain various input methods and devices

• Explain various output methods and devices
Introduction:
• To enable the processor to process data and memory to
store it, data needs to be brought into the computer
• After processing, the resulted information needs to be taken
out of computer
• These two jobs of taking in and out are done by input or
output unit of the computer system
Input and Output

Input Output

Input enables Output is a link

data to be between
carried from computer
users to the processing and
computer people
Input and Output

What are Peripheral Devices of a Computer?

Input methods keyboard

Magnetic mouse
ink

Smart Touch screen

card

Input
devices
Biometri Sound
c device recogniser

Electronic
pen Scanner
Data entry
Offline Online Interactive
• After data has been • Similar to offline data • Similar to online data
entered, it will be entry; the difference entry, except that,
changed into a is that the data data is examined
suitable form and entered is directly every time it is
verified examined and entered and
corrected processing on the
• Data will be corrected data is done
if there are errors • After all the data has immediately
been entered,
• All data that has been processing will then • There is no need to
confirmed as correct be done on them wait for all data to be
will be processed entered

• Less often used now

and also referred to
as batch method
Keyboard
• Often used for data entry and terminal for displaying what has been
entered.
• There are various forms, styles, sizes, arrangement, touch or feel
and the number of keys.

Number of keys Normal keyboard – 101 keys; handheld computers – fewer number

Group/types of Alphanumeric, Cursor movement, Numeric

keys
Functions Key’s labelled as F – F1 – F12

Special objectives Called as additional keys; eg: Backspace, Delete, Insert, Escape
etc
Arrangements Arrangements of alphanumeric keys; follow QWERTY order

Touch/feel The softness of pressing the keys can be controlled by software

Styles (size or The design to be user friendly and more ergonomic

shape)
Physical vs virtual Mobility of keyboard
Pointing devices Pen based
system

Touch
screen
Digital board

Pointing
device

Mouse

Light pen
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Voice
recognition
Magnetic
recognition
Other Input Devices
Audio
board
Audio
input
Other devices
Input
Devices MIDI
board

Video
input
devices
Full
Electronic movement
digital
camera
Sensor

Frame
capture
Output Methods

Softcopy Hardcopy

• Refers to non- • Refers to

permanent copy permanent copy
of data. of data in
Types of output
printed form.
• Suitable for
data/information • Suitable for
that changes data/information
constantly. that not changes
quickly.
Output Devices • Cathode ray
tube

• Flat panel
• display
Ink Jet
Printer
• Laser
Printer
• Thermal
Printer
Output
Devices

• Voice Output
• Pen Plotter
• Electrostatic • Sound Output
Plotter
• Ink Jet
Plotter
• Direct
Imaging
Plotter