Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is data going into a device

A Device is a hardware
An INPUT DEVICE is hardware which you can put data into a computer system
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



Keyboard Numeric keypad/pin pad Mouse Touchpad




Tracker ball Graphics tablet Remote control Joystick/joypad



Light pen Touchscreen Magnet strip reader Chip reader



Scanner Digital camera Video camera webcam




Microphone
MICR reader/magnetic ink
counter reader
OMR scanner/optical
mark reader
OCR scanner/optical
character reader

MICR Reader / Mouse / Remote Control / Chip Reader / Digital Camera / OMR
Scanner / Barcode Reader / Scanner / Trackball / Keyboard / Magnetic Strip
Reader / Touch Screen / Light Pen / Graphics Tablet / OCR Scanner / Numeric
Keypad / Joystick / Webcam / Video Camera / Trackpad / Microphone
Barcode scanner Select a word from the list above and match with the appropriate input device

Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices



Typing text into a word
processor
Entering pin numbers
To control the pointer on a
laptop computer
To control the pointer on a
laptop computer




Used as an alternative
pointing device for people
with disabilities
Inputting freehand
drawings into a computer
Operating a television or
projector
Controlling a computer
flight simulation



To draw directly on to a
computer screen
Selecting options on a
kiosk/POS (point of sale)
system
To read information on a
bank or ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe
Used to read details from a
bank card



To create digital copies of
hard copy documents
To take photographs for a
website
To record moving images
To enable live images to be
used during a video
conference




To input sound into a
computer
To input data from a bank
cheque
To read data from a school
register
To convert images into
text

1. Entering pin numbers
2. To create digital copies of hard copy documents
3. To enable live images to be used during a video conference
4. To record moving images
5. Operating a television or projector
6. To draw directly on to a computer screen
7. To take photographs for a website
8. To read data from a school register
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device
9. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
10. Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system
11. To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
12. Selecting options from a menu
13. Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
14. Controlling a computer flight simulation
15. To convert images into text
16. Typing text into a word processor
17. To input sound into a computer
18. To control the pointer on a laptop computer
19. Used to read details from a bank card
20. To input data from a bank cheque
21. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)