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III IT CG input devices

The document provides an overview of input and output devices in computer graphics, detailing various input devices such as keyboards, mice, trackballs, and joysticks, along with their functionalities. It also describes hardcopy devices, specifically types of printers, distinguishing between impact and non-impact printers. The information is aimed at understanding the hardware used for data input and output in computing.

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III IT CG input devices

The document provides an overview of input and output devices in computer graphics, detailing various input devices such as keyboards, mice, trackballs, and joysticks, along with their functionalities. It also describes hardcopy devices, specifically types of printers, distinguishing between impact and non-impact printers. The information is aimed at understanding the hardware used for data input and output in computing.

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COMPUTER GRAPHICS

DEPARTMENT OF IT

VIGNAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

BY
Dr.NAVEEN
KUAMR B
INPUT DEVICES:
 The Input Devices are the hardware that is used to transfer input to the
computer. The data can be in the form of text, graphics, sound, and
text. Output device display data from the memory of the computer.
Output can be text, numeric data, line, polygon, and other objects.
 processing input to output
INPUT DEVICES:

 key board
Mouse
Trackball
Spaceball
Joystick
Lightpen
Digitizer
Touch Panels
Image Scanner
KEY BOARD:
The most commonly used input device is a keyboard. The
data is entered by pressing the set of keys. All keys are
labeled. A keyboard with 101 keys is called a QWERTY
keyboard. The keyboard has alphabetic as well as numeric
keys. Some special keys are also available
1. Alphabetic keys: a to z (lower case), A to Z (upper case)
2. Numeric Keys: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
3. Special Control keys: Ctrl, Shift, Alt
4.Special Symbol Keys: ; , " ? @ ~ ? :
5. Cursor Control Keys: ↑ → ← ↓
6. Function Keys: F1 F2 F3. F9.
7. Numeric Keyboard: It is on the right-hand side of the keyboard and used for fast
entry of numeric data.
MOUSE:
• A Mouse is a pointing device and used to position the pointer on the
screen. There are two or three depression switches on the top. The
movement of the mouse along the x-axis helps in the horizontal
movement of the cursor and the movement along the y-axis helps in the
vertical movement of the cursor on the screen. The mouse cannot be used
to enter text.

Movement of Mouse:
TRACKBALL:

• It is a pointing device. It is similar to a mouse. This is mainly used in


notebook or laptop computer, instead of a mouse. This is a ball which
is half inserted, and by changing fingers on the ball, the pointer can be
moved.
• Advantage:
. Trackball is stationary, so it does not require much space to use it.
. Compact Size
SPACEBALL:

 It is similar to trackball, but it can move in six directions where trackball


can move in two directions only. The movement is recorded by the strain
gauge. Strain gauge is applied with pressure.
 Applications:
 It is used for three-dimensional positioning of the object.
 It is used to select various functions in the field of virtual reality.
 It is applicable in CAD applications.
 Animation is also done using spaceball.
 It is used in the area of simulation and modeling.
JOYSTICK:

A Joystick is also a pointing device which is used to change cursor


position on a monitor screen. Joystick is a stick having a spherical ball as
its both lower and upper ends as shown in figure
The lower spherical ball moves in a socket. The joystick can be
changed in all four directions. The function of a joystick is similar to that
of the mouse. It is mainly used in Computer Aided Designing (CAD) and
playing computer games.
LIGHTPEN :

 Light Pen (similar to the pen) is a pointing device which is used to select
a displayed menu item or draw pictures on the monitor screen. It consists
of a photocell and an optical system placed in a smalltube.
 When its tip is moved over the monitor screen, and pen button is
pressed, its photocell sensing element detects the screen location and
sends the corresponding signals to the CPU.
DIGITIZER :

 The digitizer is an operator input device, which contains a large,


smooth board (the appearance is similar to the mechanical drawing
board) & an electronic tracking device
The electronic tracking device contains a switch for the user to
record the desire x & y coordinate positions. The coordinates can be
entered into the computer memory or stored or an off-line storage
medium such as magnetic tape.
TOUCH PANELS :

 Touch Panels is a type of display screen that has a touch-sensitive


transparent panel covering the screen. A touch screen registers input when a
finger or other object comes in contact with the screen. When the wave
signals are interrupted by some contact with the screen, that located is
recorded. Touch screens have long been used in military applications.
IMAGE SCANNER :

 It is an input device. The data or text is written on paper. The paper is


feeded to scanner. The paper written information is converted into
electronic format; this format is stored in the computer. The input
documents can contain text, handwritten material, picture extra.

Flat Bed Scanner Hand Held Scanner


HARDCOPY DEVICES :
TYPES OF PRINTERS:

1. Impact Printers: The printers that print the characters by striking against the ribbon and onto the
papers are known as Impact Printers.
 These Printers are of two types:
1. Character Printers
2. Line Printers

2. Non-Impact Printers: The printers that print the characters without striking against the ribbon and
onto the papers are called Non-Impact Printers. These printers print a complete page at a time, therefore, also
known as Page Printers.

Page Printers are of two types:


1. Laser Printers
2. Inkjet Printers
IMPACT PRINTERS

 1. Dot-matrix printers:

Daisy Wheel Printers Drum Printers


NON-IMPACT PRINTERS :

 Inkjet printers Laser printers:

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