Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is when it allows data into the computer system

A Device is hardware
An INPUT DEVICE is hardware that allows you to input things onto your computer
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



keyboard Numeric pad mouse Touch pad




Trackball Graphical tablet Remote Control Joy stick



Light pen Touch screen Magnetic strip reader Chip reader



scanner Digital camera Video recorder webcam




microphone MICR reader OMR scanner Ocr scanner

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 reader Select a word from the list above and match with the appropriate input device
Magnetic ink character reader MICR
Optical mark reader OMR
Optical character reader -OCR
Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices



Typing text into a
word processor
Entering pin numbers
Selecting options
from a menu
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 t
computer screen
To draw directly on to a
computer screen
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
To input details
of products at a POS
(Point Of Sale)
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)
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device