What is Input Device

• There are two types of devices that allow

interaction between the computer and an end
user: input devices and output devices.
• These devices are hardware and component
parts of the computer system
• Those are Keyboard, Mouse, Microphone,
Scanner, Barcode Reader, Joy Stick etc.
 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
 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
 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
 Microphone

• Using a microphone, sound can be stored in a

device in its digital form
• It converts sound into an electrical signal
• To record or reproduce a sound created using a
microphone, it needs to be connected with an
amplifier.
 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
 Barcode Reader
• It is a kind of an optical scanner
• It can read bar codes
• A source of light is passed through a bar code,
and its aspects and details are displayed on
the screen.
 Light pen.
• The first light pen was invented by Ben Gurley in
1959.
• A light pen is a type of pointing input device that
detects light and is frequently used to select or
alter text or data on a screen.
• A light pen is used to draw text and diagrams or
select the object with the user interface system in
the CRT monitor. A light pen helps a user to
select the displayed object on the monitor with
more positional accuracy than the normal touch
screen.
 Touch screen.
• A touch screen is a computer display screen
that is sensitive to human touch, allowing a
user to interact with the computer by touching
pictures or words on the screen.
• Touchscreens have become very common
on tablet computers, smart phones and other
mobile devices. Increasingly, regular laptop
and desktop computers use touchscreen
displays so users can use both touch as well as
more traditional ways of input.
 What is an output device
• A piece of equipment/hardware which
gives out the result of the entered input,
once it is processed (i.e. converts data
from machine language to a human-
understandable language), is called an
output device. For example printer,
monitor, etc.
• Input is any data that is sent to the
computer for processing. Output is
the result of processed data that we
can see through some other devices.

• It is a hardware component, and it

uses the data that is has received
from the computer to carry out a task
 Output devices are:
1. Braille reader
2. Speakers
3. GPS
4. Headphones
5. Monitor
6. Printer
7. Projector
8. Optical mark reader
9. Plotter
10. Digital camera.
 Braille reader
• A Braille reader, also called a Braille
display, is an electronic device that
allows a blind person to read the text
displayed on a computer monitor.
• Braille readers come in various forms,
including large units (about the size of
a computer keyboard) and smaller
units, designed to work
with computers.
 Speakers
• A computer speaker is a piece of hardware
attached to a computer system used to
produce sound.
• Connect to your TV or other devices. You
can connect your speakers to your TV or
other devices for a better sound experience.
• Use as a home theatre system.
• Take calls.
 GPS
• GPS stands for Global Positioning System.
• The GPS project was started by the U.S.
Department of Defense in 1973.
• The first prototype spacecraft was launched in
1978 and the full constellation of 24 satellites
became operational in 1993.
• Originally limited to use by the United States
military,.
 Headphones
• Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker
drivers worn on or around the head over a
user's ears.
• Headphones let a single user listen to an audio
source privately.
• The man behind the invention of the first
modern headphones was the American
engineer Nathaniel Baldwin.
• Headphones come in many different sizes from
big to small. They are also known as earphones,
stereophones, headsets or even 'cans'.
 Monitor
• A computer monitor is an output device that
displays information in pictorial or textual
form.
• This allowed the engineers operating the
computer to monitor the internal state of the
machine.
• So this panel of lights came to be known as
the 'monitor'.
 Printer
• In the field of computing, a printer is
considered a peripheral device that serves the
purpose of creating a permanent representation
of text or graphics.
• Different types of printers are available for use,
including inkjet printers, thermal printers, laser
printers, and 3D printers.
• The first computer printer designed was a
mechanically driven apparatus by Charles
Babbage.
• The introduction of the low-cost laser printer in
1984
 Projector
• A projector or image projector is
an optical device that projects an image (or
moving images) onto a surface, commonly
a projection screen.
• Most projectors create an image by shining a
light through a small transparent lens, but some
newer types of projectors can project the image
directly.
• The most common type of projector used today
is called a video projector. Video projectors are
digital replacements for earlier types of
projectors such as slide projectors.
 Optical Mark Reader
• Optical mark recognition (OMR) collects data
from people by identifying markings on a paper.
OMR enables the hourly processing of hundreds
or even thousands of documents.
• Students may remember completing quizzes or
surveys that required them to use a pencil to fill
in bubbles on paper.
• The device can then measure the amount of light
that passes through the paper. It will pick up any
black marks on either side of the paper because
they reduce the amount of light passing through.
 Plotter
• Plotters are used to print graphical output on
paper. It interprets computer commands and
makes line drawings on paper using multicolored
automated pens.
• It is capable of producing graphs, drawings,
charts, maps etc.
• A plotter is a printer that interprets commands
from a computer to make line drawings on paper
with one or more automated pens.
• Three types of plotters are most popular for their
ability to allow you to create different designs.
 Digital camera
• The first self-contained (portable) digital camera
was created in 1975 by Steven Sasson of Eastman
Kodak.
• A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a
camera that captures photographs in digital
memory.
• With a digital camera, the light entering through
the lens strikes an image sensor. The signal output
by the image sensor is processed within the
camera to create image data, which is stored on
the memory card. The image can be
simultaneously viewed on the picture display.
• A digital camera is an input device that
captures images (and sometimes video)
digitally. Digital cameras use an image sensor
chip to capture the image. However, it can also
be used as an output device.