INPUT DEVICES
Input devices accept data and instructions from the
user or from another computer system. The keyboard
and mouse are examples of input devices.
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TYPES OF INPUT DEVICES
Keyboard
Mouse
Punched cards
Optical Character Readers (OCR)
Barcode Reader
Pens
Touch Screen
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KEYBOARD
The Standard Keyboard
Layout.
How a Keyboard Works.
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STANDARD KEYBOARD LAYOUT
A standard computer keyboard has about 100 keys.
Most keyboards use the QWERTY layout, named for
the first six keys in the top row of letters.
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HOW A KEYBOARD WORKS
When you press a key:
The keyboard controller detects the keystroke.
The controller places a scan code in the keyboard buffer,
indicating which key was pressed.
The keyboard sends the computer an interrupt request,
telling the CPU to accept the keystroke.
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WHAT IS A MOUSE?
The mouse is a pointing device. You use it to move a
graphical pointer on the screen.
The mouse can be used to issue commands, draw, and
perform other types of input tasks.
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MOUSE TECHNIQUES
Using the mouse involves five techniques:
Pointing; Move the mouse to move the on-screen
pointer.
Clicking; Press and release the left mouse button
once.
Double-clicking; Press and release the left mouse
button twice.
Dragging; Hold down the left mouse button as you
move the pointer.
Right-clicking; Press and release the right mouse
button.
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VARIANTS OF THE MOUSE
Trackballs
Trackpads
Integrated Pointed Devices
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TRACKBALLS
A trackball is like a
mouse turned upside-
down.
Use your thumb to move
the exposed ball and your
fingers to press the
buttons.
Many styles of trackball
are available.
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TRACKPADS
A trackpad is a touch-sensitive pad that provides the
same functionality as a mouse.
To use a trackpad, you glide your finger across its
surface.
Trackpads provide a set of buttons that function like
mouse buttons.
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DEVICES FOR THE HAND
Pens
Touch Screens
Game Controllers
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The user can point, tap, draw and write on the
computer’s screen with a pen.
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Bar code readers commonly track sales in retail stores
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OUTPUT DEVICES
Types of output devices
Monitors
PC Projectors
The most commonly
used types of printers
Speakers
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MONITORS
CRT Monitors
Flat-Panel Monitors
Comparing Monitors
Video Controllers
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PC PROJECTORS
A PC projector connects to a PC and is used to project
images on a large screen.
Many PC projectors provide the same resolutions and
color levels as high-quality monitors.
Digital light processing (DLP) projectors use a microchip
containing tiny mirrors to produce very sharp, bright
images.
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Projected
Screen
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SOUND SYSTEMS
Multimedia PCs come with a sound card, speakers, and
a CD-ROM or DVD drive.
A sound card translates digital signals into analog
ones that drive the speakers.
With the right software, you can use your PC to edit
sounds and create special sound effects.
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TYPES OF PRINTERS
Dot matrix
Ink jet
Laser
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DOT MATRIX
The paper is pressed against a drum (a rubber-coated
cylinder) and is intermittently pulled forward as printing
progresses.
The electromagnetically-driven print head moves across
the paper and strikes the printer ribbon situated between
the paper and print head pin.
The impact of the print head against the printer ribbon
imprints ink dots on the paper which form human-
readable characters.
It is ideal for environments that frequently print on carbon
copy.
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INKJET PRINTERS
The relative low cost of the printers and multi-purpose
printing abilities make it a good choice.
Inkjets use quick-drying, water-based inks and a print
head with a series of small nozzles that spray ink on the
surface of the paper.
The print head assembly is driven by a belt-fed motor
that moves the print head across the paper.
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LASER PRINTERS
Laser printers are known for their high volume output
and low cost-per-page.
Laser printers share much of the same (or similar)
technologies as photocopiers.
Mechanized rollers and gears pull a sheet of paper from
a paper tray and through a charge roller, which infuses
the paper with an electrostatic charge. The paper then
passes through a printing drum, which is itself inversely
charged and scanned by a laser that emits the print
contents across the drum, discharging the drum at points
corresponding to text and image points.
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