INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

COMPUTER 7
IN HUMAN-BEING, INPUT IS GIVEN TO THE BRAIN THROUGH THE FIVE SENSE
ORGANS; EYES, NOSE, TOUNGE, EARS AND SKIN. SIMILAR TO THIS, IN A
COMPUTER, INPUT IS GIVEN TO THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER (CPU)
THROUGH THE INPUT DEVICES.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INPUT AND OUTPUT
DEVICES?

An input device sends information to a An output device reproduces or

computer system for processing. displays the results of that
Input devices only allow for input of
processing.
data to a computer
output devices only receive the
An input device can send data to
another device, but it cannot receive output of data from another
data from another device device.
INPUT DEVICES
INPUT DEVICES

 Graphics Tablets
A graphics tablet (also known as a digitizer,
drawing tablet, drawing pad, digital drawing tablet,
pen tablet, or digital art board) is a computer input
device that enables a user to hand-draw images,
animations and graphics, with a special pen-like
stylus, similar to the way a person draws images
with a pencil
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 CAMERAS
An optical instrument used to record images.
At their most basic, cameras are sealed boxes (the
camera body) with a small hole (the aperture) that
allow light in to capture an image on a light-
sensitive surface (usually photographic film or a
digital sensor).
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 VIDEO CAPTURE
HARDWARE
Video capture is the process of converting an
analog video signal—such as that produced by a
video camera, DVD player, or television tuner—to
digital video and sending it to local storage or to
external circuitry.
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 BARCODE READER
A barcode reader (or barcode scanner) is an
optical scanner that can read printed barcodes,
decode the data contained in the barcode and send
the data to a computer.
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 GAMEPAD
A gamepad, joypad, controller, is a type of
game controller held in two hands, where the
fingers (especially thumbs) are used to provide
input. They are typically the main input device for
video game consoles..
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 JOYSTICK
A joystick is an input device consisting of a
stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or
direction to the device it is controlling.
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 KEYBOARD
A computer keyboard is a typewriter-style
device[1] which uses an arrangement of buttons or
keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic
switches.
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 MICROPHONE
A microphone, colloquially named mic or
mike (/maɪk/), is a device – a transducer – that
converts sound into an electrical signal.
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 MIDI KEYBOARD
A MIDI keyboard or controller keyboard is
typically a piano-style electronic musical
keyboard, often with other buttons, wheels and
sliders, used for sending MIDI signals or
commands over a USB or MIDI 5-pin cable to
other musical devices or computers.
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 MOUSE
A computer mouse (plural mice or mouses) is
a handheld pointing device that detects two-
dimensional motion relative to a surface. This
motion is typically translated into the motion of a
pointer on a display, which allows a smooth
control of the graphical user interface of a
computer.
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 SCANNER
A scanner is a device that captures images
from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages,
and similar sources for computer editing and
display. Scanners come in hand-held, feed-in, and
flatbed types and for scanning black-and-white
only, or color.
OUTPUT DEVICES
OUTPUT DEVICES

 MONITOR
A computer monitor is an output device that
displays information in pictorial form. A monitor
usually comprises the visual display, circuitry,
casing, and power supply.
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 PRINTERS
A printer is a peripheral device which makes
a persistent representation of graphics or text,
usually on paper.[1] While most output is human-
readable, bar code printers are an example of an
expanded use for printers.
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 PLOTTERS
A plotter produces vector graphics drawings.
Plotters draw lines on paper using a pen. In the
past, plotters were used in applications such as
computer-aided design, as they were able to
produce line drawings much faster and of a higher
quality than contemporary conventional printers,
and small desktop plotters were often used for
business graphics.
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 PROJECTOR
A projector or image projector is an optical
device that projects an image (or moving images)
onto a surface, commonly a projection screen.
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 SPEAKERS
Computer speakers, or multimedia speakers,
are speakers sold for use with computers, although
usually capable of other audio uses, e.g. for an
MP3 player.
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 HEADPHONES
Headphones (or head-phones in the early
days of telephony and radio) traditionally refer to a
pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or
around the head over a user's ears. They are
electroacoustic transducers, which convert an
electrical signal to a corresponding sound.
 OUTPUT/INPUT DEVICES
AN INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE CAN RECEIVE DATA FROM USERS, OR
ANOTHER DEVICE (INPUT), AND SEND DATA TO ANOTHER DEVICE
(OUTPUT). EXAMPLES OF INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING.
INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

 CD-RW AND DVD-RW DRIVE

Receives data from a computer (input), to
copy onto a writable CD or DVD. Also, the drive
sends data contained on a CD or DVD (output) to
a computer.
INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

 USB FLASHDRIVE
Receives, or saves, data from a computer
(input). Also, the drive sends data to a computer or
another device (output).
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 TOUCH SCREEN
A touchscreen is a computer screen that can
be used by touching it with a finger or a stylus pen,
instead of using a mouse and keyboard. It can be
described as a touchpad with a screen built-in to it.