Discovering Computers

Fundamentals,
2011 Edition
Living in a Digital World
Objectives Overview

Explain various Explain various

types of input types of output

Identify input and

output options for
physically
challenged users
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What Is Input?

• Input is any data and instructions entered into the

memory of a computer

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What Is Input?

An input device
is any hardware
component that
allows users to
enter data and
instructions into
a computer

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices

A pointer is a small
A pointing device is an
symbol on the screen
input device that allows
whose location and
a user to control a
shape change as a user
pointer on the screen
moves a pointing device

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices

• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys

users press to enter data and instructions into a
computer

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices

• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces

the chance of wrist and hand injuries
• Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and
safety into the design of the workplace

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices

• Keyboards on mobile devices typically are smaller

and/or have fewer keys
• Some phones have predictive text input, which
saves time when entering text using the phone’s
keypad

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices

• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the

palm of your hand comfortably
– Most widely used pointing device on desktop
computers
• A mouse can be wired or wireless

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 Keyboard and Pointing Devices

• A trackball is a • A touchpad is • A pointing

Trackball

Touchpad

Pointing Stick
stationary a small, flat, stick is a
pointing rectangular pressure-
device with a pointing sensitive
ball on its top device that is pointing
or side sensitive to device shaped
pressure and like a pencil
motion eraser that is
positioned
between keys
on a keyboard

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Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads

• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device

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Figure 5-8 Chapter 5
Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads

Microsoft Surface Touch-sensitive pads

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Pen Input

• With pen input, you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat

surface to write, draw, or make selections

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Other Types of Input

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Other Types of Input

• Video games and computer games use a game controller

as the input device that directs movements and actions
of on-screen objects
Joysticks and
Gamepads Light guns Dance pads
Wheels

Motion-
sensing Wii Remote
controllers
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Other Types of Input

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Other Types of Input

• A digital camera is a mobile device that allows

users to take pictures and store them digitally

Studio cameras - stationary

Field cameras – portable

Point-and-shoot camera
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Other Types of Input

• Main factor affecting the quality of digital camera photos:

• Resolution is the number

of horizontal and vertical
pixels in a display device
Resolutio • A pixel is the smallest
element in an electronic
n display
• Each pixel stores a
number of bits of data

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Other Types of Input

• Voice input is the process of entering input by

speaking into a microphone
• Voice recognition is the computer’s capability of
distinguishing spoken words
• Audio input is the process of entering any sound
into the computer

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Other Types of Input

• Music production software allows users to record,

compose, mix, and edit music and sounds

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Other Types of Input
• Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and
storing them on a computer’s storage medium

Record video on a digital video (DV) camera or use a video

capture card to convert analog signals to digital

Connect the camera to a port on the system unit

Transfer video and images

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Other Types of Input

• A Web cam is a type of digital video camera that

enables a user to:
Send e-mail
Capture video and Add live images to
messages with
still images instant messages
video attachments

Broadcast live
Make video
images over the
telephone calls
Internet

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Other Types of Input

• A video conference is a meeting between two or

more geographically separated people

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Other Types of Input

• A flatbed scanner creates a file of the document

in memory
– Works in a manner similar to a copy machine

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Figure 5-18 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input

• Optical character recognition (OCR) involves reading

characters from ordinary documents
• A turnaround document is a document you return to the
company that creates and sends it

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Other Types of Input

• Optical mark recognition (OMR) reads hand-drawn

marks such as small circles or rectangles

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Other Types of Input

• A bar code reader, also

called a bar code
scanner uses laser
beams to read bar
codes

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Figure 5-20 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• RFID (radio frequency identification) uses radio signals to
communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object
• An RFID reader reads information on the tag via radio waves
• RFID can track:

Tracking times of
Tracking location Employee Checking lift
runners in a Airline baggage
of soldiers wardrobes tickets of skiers
marathon

Gauging pressure
Managing Checking out Tracking toll
and temperature
inventory library books payments
of tires

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Other Types of Input

• Magnetic stripe card readers read the magnetic

stripe on the back of cards such as:
Credit cards

Entertainment cards

Bank cards

Other similar cards

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Figure 5-22 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) devices read text
printed with magnetized ink
• An MICR reader converts MICR characters into a form the
computer can process
• Banking industry uses MICR for check processing

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Other Types of Input

• Biometrics authenticates a person’s identity by

verifying a personal characteristic

Face Hand Voice

Fingerprint
recognition geometry verification
reader
system system system

Signature
Iris recognition Retinal
verification
system scanners
system

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Other Types of Input

iris
recognition
system

fingerprint
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Other Types of Input

• A terminal is a computer that allows users to send data

to and/or receive information from a host computer

A POS terminal An automated A DVD kiosk is a

records purchases, teller machine self-service DVD
processes (ATM) allows users rental machine
payment, and to access their
updates inventory bank accounts

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What Is Output?

• Output is data that has been processed into a

useful form

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Figure 5-29 Chapter 5
What Is Output?

• An output device is any type of hardware

component that conveys information to one or
more people
Speakers,
Display
Printers headphones,
devices
and earbuds

Data Interactive
projectors whiteboards

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Display Devices

• A display device visually

conveys text, graphics,
and video information
• A monitor is packaged
as a separate peripheral
– LCD monitor
– Widescreen

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Figure 5-30 Chapter 5
Display Devices

• Plasma monitors are display devices that use gas

plasma technology and offer screen sizes up to
150 inches

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Figure 5-32 Chapter 5
Display Devices

• A CRT monitor is a desktop monitor that contains

a cathode-ray tube

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Figure 5-33 Chapter 5
Printers

• A printer
produces text
and graphics on a
physical medium
• Before
purchasing a
printer, ask
yourself a series
of questions

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Figure 5-34 Chapter 5
Printers

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Figure 5-35 Chapter 5
Printers

• A multifunction peripheral (MFP) is a single

device that prints, scans, copies, and in some
cases, faxes
– Sometimes called an all-in-one device

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Figure 5-39 Chapter 5
Printers

• A mobile printer is a
small, lightweight,
battery-powered printer
that allows a mobile
user to print from a
mobile device

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Figure 5-41 Chapter 5
Other Output Devices

• An audio output device produces music, speech,

or other sounds
Most computer users attach
speakers to their computers to:
• Generate higher-quality sounds for playing
games
• Interact with multimedia presentations
• Listen to music
• View movies

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Figure 5-44 Chapter 5
Other Output Devices

• Headphones are
speakers that cover or
are placed outside of
the ear
• Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal

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Other Output Devices

Voice output occurs when you hear

a person’s voice or when the
computer talks to you through the
speakers
• Some Web sites dedicate themselves to
providing voice output
• Often works with voice input
• VoIP uses voice output and voice input
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Other Output Devices

• A data projector is a
device that takes the
text and images
displaying on a
computer screen and
projects them on a
larger screen

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Figure 5-45 Chapter 5
Input and Output Devices
for Physically Challenged Users

Head-mounted pointer Braille printer

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Figures 5-48 – 5-49 Chapter 5
Summary

Various techniques for Various methods of

entering input and output and several
several commonly commonly used
used input device output devices

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