INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

Input and Output devices

 An input device sends data to a computer system

for processing, and an output device reproduces or
displays the results of that processing. Input
devices only allow for input of data to a computer and
output devices only display the output of data from
another device.
 Most devices are only input devices or output devices,
as they can only accept data input from a user or
output data generated by a computer. However, some
devices can accept input and display output, and they
are called I/O devices (input/output devices).
Touch screen
 A touch screen is an electronic display
screen that is also an input device.
 A user interacts with the computer,
tablet, smart- phone or touch-
controlled appliance by using hand
gestures and fingertip movements to
tap pictures, moving elements or type
words on the screen.
 The screens are and can be used or
manipulated to be print sensitive
using fingers or a stylus.
Multi touch screen
 Multi-touch is a feature that allows a touch screen to
recognize two or more points of simultaneous contact as
a touch event.
 Touch events are commands. You can control a
touchscreen by tapping its display interface with your
fingers.
 Each of these touch commands is a touch event. With
multi-touch, the touchscreen will be able to recognize
two or more points of contact at the same time as a
touch event.
Example of multi touch screen
 Most smartphones and tablets have
multi-touch screens.
 A common example is pinch-to-
zoom. On a smartphone or tablet,
you can pinch the interface to zoom
in or zoom out.
 Since pinching is performed with
two fingers at the same time, it’s
considered a multi-touch command.
Regardless, they all use two or more
points of contact at the same time.
Touch screens: Advantages
 Easy for inexperienced user to learn and operate
with the help of touch of any one of the fingers.
 Saves lot of space and avoids external devices such
as keyboard or mouse.
 Provides quick and efficient selection of menu
options.
 Interface is very easy to maintain as no dirt gets
accumulated.
 Easy to change the GUI on the touch screen
interface with the help of software upgrades.
 Offers very high durability and reliability.
Touch screens: Disadvantages
 Accuracy and precision depend on size
of the icons. When icons are very small, it
may be difficult to activate the same with the help
of large fingers.
 Requires proximity of the user to operate. User must be
within reach of the touch screen display.
 Hands and fingers often obscure the screen information
while selecting the desired options.
 Battery operated touch screen devices consume more
power.
 It is difficult to operate by visually impaired people. They
can interact based on tactile or braille input.
 It is very sensitive interface and hence can also be
activated due to stray touches.
HDMI
 HDMI means High-Definition
Multimedia Interface, a standard
for simultaneously transmitting
digital video and audio from a
source, such as a computer or TV
cable box, to a computer monitor,
TV or projector.
 The HDMI ports are found either on
the video card or motherboard on
the back of the computer.
 It is important to note that not all
computers and video cards have
HDMI connectors.
HDMI PORTS AT BACK OF TV
 You want your TV to have as
many HDMI ports as the
number of devices in your
entertainment setup.
 Or as many devices as you
plan to connect to your TV via
HDMI.
 It is, however, recommended
that you count the number of
[probable] devices you could
possibly want to connect to
your TV in the future before
you purchase the TV.