Section 2 : Input Devices

Input is where you put data in

A Device is hardware etc. Printer, Desktop
An INPUT DEVICE is a USB

Task 1 Identify Common Input Devices

Keyboard

Numeric keypad

trackball

Graphics tablet

Light pen

Touch screen

scanner

Digital camera

Mic.

Micr reader

Mouse

touchpad

Remote control

joystick

Magnetic strip reader

Chip/memory card

Video camera

Omr scanner

webcam

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

Task 2 Identify uses of common input devices

Wouldnt be able to type

without it

To enter a pin number

Selecting options from

menu

To control pointer on
laptop computer

A pointing device for

people with disabilities

Inputting free hand

drawings into a computer

Operating tv or projector

Used for flight simulators

To draw directly on a
computer screen

Selecting options on a
kiosk/POS

To read information on a
bank or id card

To convert image into text

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 create digital copies of

hard copy documents

To read information on a
bank or ID card

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Entering pin numbers

To create digital copies of hard copy documents
To enable live images to be used during a video conference
To record moving images
Operating a television or projector
To draw directly on to a computer screen
To take photographs for a website
To read data from a school register
Used as an alternative pointing device for people with disabilities

Match the use to the

appropriate input device

Remote Control
Web Cam

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Selecting options on a kiosk/POS (point of sale) system

To read information on a bank or ID card stored on a magnetic stripe
Selecting options from a menu
Inputting freehand drawings into a computer
Controlling a computer flight simulation
To convert images into text
Typing text into a word processor
To input sound into a computer
To control the pointer on a laptop computer
Used to read details from a bank card
To input data from a bank cheque
21. To input details of products at a POS (Point Of Sale)

Touch Pad
Numeric Keypad