Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is
A Device is
An INPUT DEVICE is
Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices



Keyboard Keypad Mouse Track pad




Track ball Graphics tablet Remote control joystick



Light pen Touch screen Magnetic strip reader Chip reader



scanner Digital camera Video camera webcam




Microphone
MICR reader
Magnetic ink character
recognition
OMR
Optical mark
recognition
OCR reader
Optical character
recognition

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

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





Inputting freehand
drawings into a computer
Operating a television or
projector
Controlling a computer
flight simulation



To draw directly on to a
computer screen

To read information on a
bank or ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe





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 read information on a
bank or ID card stored on a
magnetic stripe

1. Entering pin numbers
2. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
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
9. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
10. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
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 read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
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. Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities
22.
Match the use to the
appropriate input
device