7

CHAPTER
INPUT AND
OUTPUT
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Competencies

Define input
Describe keyboard entry, pointing devices, &
scanning devices
Discuss image capturing devices, digitizing
devices, & audio input devices

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Competencies cont.

Define output
Describe monitors, printers, and audio output
devices
Discuss combination input & output devices

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What is Input?

Any data or instructions used by a computer

Input devices
Hardware
Keyboards
Mice
Scanners
Other devices
Translates data into a form that the system unit can
process

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Keyboard Entry

Keyboards
Traditional keyboards
Flexible keyboards
Ergonomic keyboards
Wireless keyboards
PDA keyboards
Features
Typewriter keyboard with numeric pad
Special purpose keys
Toggle and combination keys

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Traditional Keyboard

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Pointing Devices

Mouse
Mechanical
Optical
Cordless
or wireless
Joystick
Touch Screen
Light Pen

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Scanning Devices

Optical scanners
Flatbed
Portable

Bar code readers

Handheld wand readers or platform scanners
Contain photoelectric cells that read bar codes

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Scanning Devices

Character and mark recognition devices

Scanners that recognize special characters &
marks
Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)
Optical-character recognition (OCR)
Optical-mark recognition (OMR)

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Image Capturing Devices

Digital camera
Images recorded digitally on a disk
Images can be downloaded to a computer
Digital video camera
Records motion digitally
Can take still images as well
WebCams
Specialized digital video cameras
Broadcast images over the Internet

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Digitizing Devices

Graphics Tablets

Digital Notepads

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Audio Input Devices

Voice
Voice recognition systems
Discrete-speech recognition systems
Continuous-speech recognition system
Music
Musical Interface Digital Interface (MIDI)

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What is Output?

Processed data or information

Types of output
Text
Graphics
Audio & video
Output devices
Monitors
Printers

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Monitors

Known as screens or display screens

Output referred to as soft copy
Features
Resolution
Dot pitch
Refresh rate
Size

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More on Monitors

Cathode-ray tube or CRTs

Flat-panel
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
Portable and thinner than CRTs
Other monitors
E-books
Data projectors
High-definition television (HDTV)

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Printers

Translates information that has been processed

by the system unit
Output referred to as hard copy
Features
Resolution
Color capability
Speed
Memory

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Printers
Ink-jet printer
Laser printer
Personal laser printers
Shared laser printers
Thermal printer
Other printers
Dot-matrix
Plotters
Photo printers
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Audio Output Devices

Translates audio information into sounds that

people can understand
Common devices
Speakers
Headphones

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Combination Input and Output

Devices
Fax machines
Multifunction devices
Internet telephones
Telephony
Voice-over IP (VoIP)
Terminals

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Terminals

An input and output device

Connects to a mainframe or server
Types of terminals
Dumb terminal
Intelligent terminal
Network terminal
Internet terminal

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A Look to the Future

Neural Signals Inc.
Brain machine interface
Allows humans to control machines with their
thoughts
Individuals incapable of communication
Physically immobile people

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Key Terms
active matrix monitor (190)
character recognition
audio input device (185) device (183)
audio-output device (193) clarity (189)
bar code (183) color capability (printer)
bar code reader (183) (191)
bar code scanner (183) combination device
cathode ray tube monitor (CRT)
(193) (189)
combination key (175)
continuous-speech
recognition system
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Key Terms
dot-matrix
cordless mouse
printer
(180)
(192)
datapitch
dot projector
(189)(190)
digital camera(dpi)
dots-per-inch (184)(191)
digital notepad
download (184)(185)
digital video
dual-scan monitor
camera (190)
(184)
digitizing
dumb terminal
device(195)
(185)
discrete-speech
e-book (190) recognition system (188)
display reader
e-book screen (190)
(189)

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Key Terms

host computer
facsimile (fax) (195)
machine (194)
flat-panel
image capturing
monitor device
(190)(184)
Flatbedprinter
ink-jet scanner(191)
(183)
graphics
input device
tablet
(178)
(185)
hard copy
input (178)(191)
Headphones
intelligent terminal
(193) (195)
high-definition
Internet telephonetelevision
(194) (HDTV) (190)
Internet telephony (194)
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Key Terms

Magnetic-ink
Internet terminal
character
(195) recognition (MICR)
(183)
IP Telephony (194)
mark recognition
joystick (181) device (183)
mark sensing
keyboard (183)
(178)
mechanical
laser printermouse
(192) (180)
memory
light pen (printer)
(182) (191)
Musical Interface
liquid crystal Digital
display (LCD)Interface
(190) MIDI (188)

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Key Terms

numeric
MIDI device
keypad
(188)
(178)
monitorcharacter
optical (189) recognition (OCR) (183)
mouse (180) recognition (OMR) (183)
Optical-mark
mouse pad
optical mouse(180)
(180)
mouse pointer
optical scanner(180)
(182)
multifunction
output (188) device (MFD) (194)
networkdevice
output computer
(188)(195)
network terminal (195)
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Key Terms

plotter (192) monitor (190)

passive-matrix
PC/TV (190)
pointing (180)
personal device
pointing laser printer
(180) (192)
photo printer
pointing stick(192)
(180)
pixel (picture
portable scanner
element)
(183) (189)
platform
printer (191)
scanner (183)
reader/sorter (183)
refresh rate (189)
resolution (monitor)(189)
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Key Terms

speakers (193)
resolution (printer) (191)
roller ball
speed (printer)
(180)(191)
scanner (182)
telephony (194)
scanning(195)
terminal device (182)
screen (189)
thermal printer (192)
server
thin client
(195)(195)
shared
thin filmlaser
resistor
printer
monitor
(192) (TFT) (190)
size (viewable
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Key Terms
touch pad (180) wand reader (183)
touch screen (181) Web appliance (195)
touch surface (180) WebCam (184)
trackball (180) Web camera (184)
Universal Product Web terminal (195)
Code (UPC) (183) wireless mouse (180)
voice recognition
system (185)
voice-over IP (VoIP)
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FAQs

What are pointing devices?

I would like to insert several images in a
document. How can I capture the images?
What are digitizing devices?
What is voice recognition?
What is the difference between a CRT and an
LCD display?
What is HDTV?

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Discussion Questions

Describe the three different mouse types

designed for input.
How does Internet telephony work? Discuss.
Discuss the features of multifunctional devices.
Describe the features of a monitor that help to
make images appear clearer on the screen.
What are MIDI devices and how are they used?

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