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Input Devices – Worksheet
Manual Input Devices
Complete the table below by inserting pictures and writing a short description about these input
devices.
Keyboards
A Keyboard is:
The keyboard is the most widely used input device and is used to enter data
or commands to the computer. It has a set of alphabet keys, a set of digit
keys, and various function keys.
The layout of the letters on a keyboard is standard across many countries
and is called a QWERTY keyboard. The name comes from the first six keys
on the top row of the alphabetic characters.
A concept keyboard is ....
Find an image of a concept keyboard describe it and complete the missing words
Pointing Devices
A mouse is the most common pointing device that you will come across. It
enables you to control the movement and position of the on-screen cursor by
moving it around on the desk. You can select objects on the screen, hold the
left mouse button down and drag them to where you want them. You can
also access menus by pointing to them with the curser and clicking the
mouse button to select the option you want.
A tracker ball, is like an upside down mouse with the ball on top. Turning the
ball with your hand moves the pointer on the screen. It has buttons like a
standard mouse, but requires very little space to operate and is often used in
conjunction with computer aided design. You will often find a small tracker
ball built into laptop computers in place of the conventional mouse.
A Joystick is
Multimedia Device
A digital camera is
A microphone allows voice or sounds to be recorded directly onto the
computer.
Input Devices – Worksheet
Scanners
A scanner is another way in which we can capture still images or text to be
stored and used on a computer.
The scanner moves slowly over the surface of the picture or object to be
scanned and shines a light onto the paper. The colours of the reflected light
are detected and digitised to build up a digital image.
There are two main types of scanner:
1. ………………………………………………….
2………………………………………………….
Graphics Tablets
A Graphics Tablet …..
Touch Screens
A Touch Screen………
Find an image for each of the above peripherals
Automatic Input Devices – Direct Data Entry
Complete the table below by inserting pictures and writing a short description about these input
devices.
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition….
Optical Character Recognition ....
Optical Mark Reader....
Input Devices – Worksheet
Magnetic Stripe Readers …
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Barcode Readers….