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Difference between Input Devices and

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Input devices are those parts of the computer which accept data

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in a form that can be utilized by the computer.

Thus input

devices help us in feeding the data into the computer system.

Output devices are those parts which show us the data we
desired to extract from the computer.

The examples of input /

output are :-

A) Input Devices:
A1 : Hand Operated Input Devices

Keyboard and Mouse are the most commonly used hand

operated input devices.

Some of the hand operated input devices along with keyboard

and mouse are as follow:

Track Ball :

It is used as an alternate of mouse.and

has to move its ball in order to utilize it that causes the pointer to
move on the screen.

Joystick : It is very popular among the people fond of

computer games, but today different types of game controllers

are replacing them gradually. Joystick is used to control the
machine such as crane in the process of building constructions.

Digital Camera :

Digital camera can take the

image and also records the videos. The images and videos taken
by digital cameras are recorded in files. These files can get copied
into the computer that can be further edited for many purposes.

Microphone :

Microphone is used to input the

sound. It can be used to enter text in any word processing

application with voice recognition software in the computer.

Touch Screen :

There is a network of light rays in

touch sensitive visual display unit or in screen that recognizes the

touch. Touch screen is used in many mobile phones. They are
often used in cash machines and chopping centres.

Video Digital :

Video digital takes the images from

video camera or television and stores it into the computer for

further use. The video sequences taken by video digital are
mainly used in multimedia presentation.

Scanner : Scanner is used to convert an image into

its digital form. It is similar to photocopier but it makes digital

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copy of an image instead of its hard copy. It is used to scan the

text with the software optical character recognition.

Graphic Tablet : There is a flat pad on the

graphic tablet upon which an user writes with the help of a
special pen. Pictures can also be drawn on the screen using that
pen in this way.

B) Output Devices :
The means through which computer gives output are known as
Output Devices.

Some of the most popular output devices

are as follow:

1.

Monitor

2.

Printer

3.

Projector

4.

Sound Card

5.

Speaker

6.

Video Card

Projector
Projector is that hardware device which projects an image on the
flat surface like computer screen. These devices are generally
used in meetings, seminars and presentations because each
person can easily see the image projected by it sitting in a big
room.

Sound Card
It is also known as Sound Board or Audio Card. Sound card is an
expansion card or unified circuit that enables computer to
produce sound through speaker or headphone

Speaker
It is the device which presents the sound produced during any
programme. This is connected to sound card and gives the sound
produced by card in the form of output.

Video Card

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It is also known as Graphics Card, Video Board or Video

Controller. This is an internal circuit board that allows the image
displaying devices like monitor to display the images.

Integrated Input and Output Devices :

Modem is a connector and is used both as input and output
device.

Thus, modem is both an input device and an output

device. Similarly, we can say the latest touch screen display

units also act as input and output devices simultaneously, as we
can send instructions to computer by merely touching the screen
and then results are also displayed on the same screen.

MODEM : Full form of modem is MOdulator and

DEModulator. The modem is a converter of analog to digital and
digital to analog. Thus, we can say that a modem is a
mechanical means of translating computer information or
retrieving information from the Internet via a phone line. It
needs communication software in order to work and can be
attached internally or externally.

Internet transmission can

also take place over an ISDN line or the even faster T1 line. No
modem is necessary for these types of transmission but you will
need an ISDN adapter. Modems are measured by the speed that
the information is transferred. The measuring tool is called the
baud rate. Originally modems worked at speeds below 2400
baud but today analog speeds of 56,000 are standard. Cable,
wireless or digital subscriber lines can transfer information much
faster with rates of 300,000 baud and up.

The details of the functions performed by each of the

hardware are given in the hardware section.

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