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Input and Output Devices

What are the input and output devices? What are the types they have? What are the uses of those devices?

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Input and Output Devices

What are the input and output devices? What are the types they have? What are the uses of those devices?

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INPUT AND OUTPUT

DEVICES
• A device is a machine designed for a
specific purpose.

• Example – A computer can be


considered as a device and computer
uses some other devices for the
functioning like disk drives, printer,
mouse, monitor, keyboard etc.
INPUT DEVICES
• An input device is any
peripheral (which can be
separate) used to provide data
to a information processing
system like computer.
Various examples of
input devices are:-
• Pointing devices – Mouse,
Touch screen, light pen
• Composite devices –
Joystick, Wii Remote
Various examples of
input devices are:-
• Imaging and Video input
devices – Webcam, Bar
code reader
• Audio Input devices –
Microphone
• Keyboard
Pointing Devices
• It is used to input spatial data in to a
system.
• The position of the pointing device is
controlled through movement of
cursor on the screen.
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• It is a basic input device used


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in a computer. It allows user to


interact with computer without
using both hands. It is used to
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control the pointer in GUI. It


has a ball through which
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pointer is moved. Now,


cordless mouse are also
available.
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• It is a light sensitive
device. It is used to
point objects or to
draw on the displayed
screen. It has a greater
positional accuracy
than touch screen
although the work of
both is similar.
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• It is a control device. It allows


an individual to easily
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navigate an object in a game.


The joystick has been the
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principal flight control in the


cockpit of many aircrafts.
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W e b c a m

• A camera connected
to a computer or
server that allows
anyone connected to
the Internet to view
still pictures or
motion video of a
user.
Rea
der
Barcode

• A barcode reader (or barcode


scanner) is an electronic
device for reading printed
barcodes. It consists of a
light source, a lens and a
light sensor.
M i c r o p h o n
e

• Sometimes
abbreviated as mic
or mike, a
microphone is a
hardware peripheral
that allows users to
input audio or to
record voice.
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a
b o
d

• One of the main input devices used


on a computer, a PC's keyboard
looks very similar to the keyboards
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of electric typewriters, with some


additional keys. It is used input data
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in to the computer
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D i g i t a l C a m e
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• A type of camera that


stores the pictures or
video. Digital cameras
have quickly become
the camera solution for
most users today as the
quality of picture they
take has greatly
improved.
Output Devices
• An output device is a hardware
that displays the information
and results carried out by an
information processing system.
Various examples of
output devices are:-
• Speaker
• Screen (Monitor)
• Printer
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• It is a voice output device. A


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device that converts analog


audio signals into the
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equivalent air vibrations in


order to make audible sound.
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M o n i t o r

• A monitor or display
(sometimes called a
visual display unit) is
a piece of electrical
equipment which
displays images
generated by devices
such as computers.
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t
n

• A printer is a device which


produces a hard copy
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(permanent readable text or


graphics). According to
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mechanism, the printers are of


two types – Impact and Non-
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impact printers.

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