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Overview of Input Devices and Tasks

The document discusses different categories of input devices including manual input devices that require human operation and direct data entry devices that input data without human intervention. It lists common input devices like keyboards, mice, touchpads, and remote controls and asks the reader to define each device and provide an advantage and disadvantage.

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Overview of Input Devices and Tasks

The document discusses different categories of input devices including manual input devices that require human operation and direct data entry devices that input data without human intervention. It lists common input devices like keyboards, mice, touchpads, and remote controls and asks the reader to define each device and provide an advantage and disadvantage.

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CHAPTER 2

Input and output devices


INPUT DEVICES
Two different categories
• Manual input devices – people use it to enter data
• Direct data-entry (DDE) devices – enable data to be
entered directly without a human having to input it
manually
TASK 1

Define the following input devices and give at least 1 advantage and 1
disadvantage of each device:
• Keyboards and keypads Mice
• Touchpads Tracker
balls
• Remote controls Joysticks
• Driving wheels Touch screens
• Scanners Digital
cameras
• Video cameras Webcams
• Microphones Sensors
TASK 2

• Create an A3 poster on Word, displaying


and labelling all input devices of Task 1.
• Mail your poster to alta.d1@[Link] (it
may be up to 2 pages)
INPUT DEVICES

Keyboard
Keypad Wireless Touchpad
mouse

Tracker ball Remote control


Joystick Driving wheel
Touch screen Scanner Digital camera Video camera

Webcam Microphone Sensor Light pen/Stylus

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