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Input Device

The document discusses several common input devices for computers: keyboards, which allow users to type commands and text; mice, which are pointing devices that allow selection and movement via buttons and a trackball; joysticks, which are used to control movement especially in games; light pens, which are wand-like devices that can select items on screens; and scanners, which convert physical documents and images into digital formats.

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Input Device

The document discusses several common input devices for computers: keyboards, which allow users to type commands and text; mice, which are pointing devices that allow selection and movement via buttons and a trackball; joysticks, which are used to control movement especially in games; light pens, which are wand-like devices that can select items on screens; and scanners, which convert physical documents and images into digital formats.

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Input Device

Some examples of Input Devices and their specification…

1. Keyboard

 A simple device comprising keys and each key denotes either an alphabet,
number or number commands which can be given to a computer for
various actions to be performed
 It has a modified version of typewriter keys
 The keyboard is an essential input device and computer and laptops both
use keyboards to give commands to the computer

2. Mouse

 It is also known as a pointing device


 Using mouse we can directly click on the various icons present on the
system and open up various files and programs
 A mouse comprises 3 buttons on the top and one trackball at the bottom
which helps in selecting and moving the mouse around, respectively

3. Joy Stick

 It is a device which comprises a stick which is attached at an angle to


the base so that it can be moved and controlled
 Mostly used to control the movement in video games
 Apart from a computer system, a joystick is also used in the cockpit of
an aeroplane, wheelchairs, cranes, trucks, etc. to operate them well

4. Light Pen

 It is a wand-like looking device which can directly be moved over the


device’s screen
 It is light-sensitive
 Used in conjunction with computer’s cathode ray tube

6. Scanner

 This device can scan images or text and convert it into a digital signal
 When we place any piece of a document on a scanner, it converts it into
a digital signal and displays it on the computer screen

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