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Input-Output-Devices

The document outlines input and output devices used in computer systems. It categorizes input devices into keyboard entry and direct entry, detailing various types such as pointing devices, scanning devices, and voice input devices. Output devices are also discussed, including monitors, projectors, printers, and speakers, with descriptions of their types and functionalities.

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Input-Output-Devices

The document outlines input and output devices used in computer systems. It categorizes input devices into keyboard entry and direct entry, detailing various types such as pointing devices, scanning devices, and voice input devices. Output devices are also discussed, including monitors, projectors, printers, and speakers, with descriptions of their types and functionalities.

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Input Devices - Accepts data and instructions from the user or from another
computer system.

Two (2) Types of Input Devices

1. Keyboard Entry – Data is inputted to the computer through a keyboard.

Keyboard - The first input device developed for the PC. Data is transferred to the
PC over a short cable with a circular 6-pin Mini-din connector that plugs into the
back of the motherboard.

Figure 11. Keyboard

2. Direct Entry – A form of input that does not require data to be keyed by someone
sitting at a keyboard. Direct-entry devices create machine-readable data on paper, or
magnetic media, or feed it directly into the computer’s CPU.

Three Categories of Direct Entry Devices

1. Pointing Devices - An input device used to move the pointer (cursor) on screen.

 Mouse - The most common 'pointing device' used in PCs. Every mouse has two
buttons and most have one or two scroll wheels.

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Figure 12. Mouse

 Touch screen- A display screen that is sensitive to the touch of a finger or stylus.
Used in myriad applications, including ATM machines, retail point-of-sale terminals,
car navigation and industrial controls. The touch screen became wildly popular for
smart phones and tablets.

Figure 13. Touch Screen Devices

 Light Pen - A light-sensitive stylus wired to a video terminal used to draw pictures or
select menu options. The user brings the pen to the desired point on screen and
presses the pen button to make contact.

Figure 14. Light Pen

 Digitizer Tablet - A graphics drawing tablet used for sketching new images or
tracing old ones. Also called a "graphics tablet," the user contacts the surface of the
device with a wired or wireless pen or puck.
Often mistakenly called a mouse, the puck is
officially the "tablet
cursor."

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Figure 15. Digitizer Tablet

2. Scanning Devices- A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and
translates the information into a form the computer can use.

Figure 16. Image scanner

Figure 17. Bar Code Reader

3. Voice- Input Devices - Audio input devices also known as speech or voice
recognition systems that allow a user to send audio signals to a computer for
processing, recording, or carrying out commands. Audio input devices such as
microphones allow users to speak to the computer in order to record a voice message
or navigate software.

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Figure 18. Microphones

C. Output Devices - Any piece of computer hardware that displays results after the
computer has processed the input data that has been entered.

1. Computer Display Monitor- It displays information in visual form, using text and
graphics. The portion of the monitor that displays the information is called the
screen or video display terminal.
Types of Monitor

a. CRT Monitors - Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) were the only type of displays for use
with desktop PCs. They are relatively big (14" to 16" deep) and heavy (over 15 lbs).

Figure 19. Cathode Ray Tube Monitor

b. LCD Monitors - Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology has been used in laptops
for some time. It has recently been made commercially available as monitors for
desktop PCs.

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Figure 20. Liquid Crystal Display Monitor

c. LED Monitors (Light Emitting Diode) - A display and lighting technology used in
almost every electrical and electronic product on the market, from a tiny on/off light
to digital readouts, flashlights, traffic lights and perimeter lighting.

Figure 21. Light Emitting Diode Monitor

2. LCD Projectors- utilize two sheets of polarizing


material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An
electric current passed through the liquid causes the
crystals to align so that light cannot pass through them.
Each crystal, therefore, is like a shutter, either allowing
light to pass through or blocking the light.

Figure
22. LCD Projector

3. Smart Board - A type of display screen that has a touch sensitive transparent panel
covering the screen, which is similar to a touch screen.

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Figure 23. Smart Board

4. Printer - A device that prints text or illustrations on paper.

Types of printer

 Ink-Jet or Bubble-Jet Printer - sprays ink at a sheet of


paper. Ink-jet printers produce high-quality text and
graphics.

Figure 24. Ink- Jet Printer

 Laser Printer - Uses the same technology as copy machines. Laser printers
produce very high quality text and graphics.

Figure 25. Laser Printer

 LCD and LED Printer- Similar to a laser printer, but uses


liquid crystals or light-emitting diodes rather than a laser to
produce an image on the drum.

Figure 26. LCD Printer

 Line Printer - Contains a chain of characters or pins that


print an entire line at one time. Line printers are very fast,
but produce low-quality print.
Figure 27.
Line Printer

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 Thermal Printer- An inexpensive printer that works by pushing heated pins against
heat-sensitive paper. Thermal printers are widely used in calculators and fax
machines.

Figure 28. Thermal Printer

5. Speakers - Used to play sound. They may be built into the system unit or connected
with cables. Speakers allow you to listen to music and hear sound effects from your
computer.

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