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Input Devices
An input device captures data and sends it to a
computer system.
Camera
Scanner
Manual Input Devices
A manual input device requires a human hand to
control it…
Tracker ball
Webcam
Automatic Input Devices
Device Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Banks print Very quick and Expensive to
important data on accurate produce and print
the bottom of processing of data magnetic ink, and
cheques using – very low error the reader is also
magnetic ink rate. Humans expensive
could not achieve
This ink is then Banks are the
MICR the same accuracy
read by a computer main user – very
Magnetic Very secure as few other
Ink any attempt to applications
Character change the
Recognition numbers on a
cheque will be
ignored as the
reader only
recognises
magnetic ink in
the same font
Automatic Input Devices
Device Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Used when you Very fast method Sometimes
OMR mark the numbers of reading data, incomplete marks
Optical
with a pencil on which reduces are not read
Mark
a lottery ticket queuing time for correctly
Recognition
lottery tickets
Also used to mark Only pre-prepared
multiple choice exam More accurate forms can be
papers, and paper- than human scanned into the
based school data entry computer
registers
Uses a scanner to Quicker than Sometimes it is
scan text, then typing in the text not very accurate
OCR software converts
Optical Latest software Documents need
the text into a word
Character can recognise to be proof-read
processor file
Recognition tables and even after scanning
Used to read post handwriting
Only worth doing
codes, as part of
Reduces the cost for large amounts
the sorting process
of posting a letter of text
Automatic Input Devices
Device Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Used to identify Very quick and All barcodes need
products in shops accurate way to to be programmed
Barcode enter data – suits into the computer
The code is read by
Readers busy shops in advance
a barcode scanner
which identifies the Prices changes are The reader may
product name, made on the not be able to read
manufacturer and database, not the the barcode on
country of origin barcode – more wrinkled packaging
flexible system
Headphones
Plotter
Output Devices