5 Chapter 2 Input and Output devices
5 Chapter 2 Input and Output devices
DEVICES
CHAPTER 2
IN THIS CHAPTER YOU WILL LEARN
A B O U T:
★ INPUT DEVICES
★ D I R E C T D ATA E N T R Y ( D D E ) D E V I C E S
★ OUTPUT DEVICES.
★ CHARACTERISTICS
★ USES
★ A D V A N TA G E S A N D D I S A D V A N TA G E S .
INPUT DEVICES AND
THEIR USES
Keyboards are most common
method used for data entry.
They are used as the input
device on computers, tablets,
mobile phones and many other
electronic items.
The keyboard is connected to
the computer, USB or wireless.
Sometimes, tablets and mobile
phones, the keyboard is often
virtual or a type of touchscreen
technology
KEYBOARDS
When the character on the
keyboard is pressed, it is
converted into a digital signal,
which the computer interprets.
*slow method of data entry. (accident)
*prone to errors. (defective)
*keyboards are still the easiest way to
enter text into a computer.
overusing of these devices can
lead to injuries, such as
repetitive strain injury (RSI) in
the hands and wrists.
KEYBOARDS
KEYBOARDS CAN
HELP TO OVERCOME
THIS PROBLEM –
THESE HAVE THE
KEYS ARRANGED
DIFFERENTLY, THEY
ARE ALSO DESIGNED
TO GIVE MORE
SUPPORT TO THE
WRISTS AND HANDS
WHEN DOING A LOT
OF TYPING.
KEYBOARDS
Figure 2.3 and the following description summarises how the
computer can recognise a letter pressed on the keyboard:
» The CPU in the computer can then determine which key has
been pressed.
USES OF KEYBOARDS
» FAST ENTRY OF NEW TEXT INTO
A DOCUMENT.
» WELL-KNOWN METHOD.
» EASIER TO DO VERIFICATION
CHECKS AS DATA IS ENTERED
(CAN IMMEDIATELY COMPARE THE
SOURCE DOCUMENT WITH TYPED
DATA ON THE SCREEN).
A D VA N TA G E S O F K E Y B O A R D S
» C A N B E D I F F I C U LT T O U S E I F T H E U S E R
HAS LIMITED ARM/WRIST USE.
» S LO W M E T H O D W H E N C O M PA R E D T O
D I R E C T DATA E N T RY ( F O R E X A M P L E ,
OPTICAL MARK RECOGNITION – SEE
SECTION 2.2).
» FA I R LY L A R G E D E V I C E T H AT U S E S U P
VA LU A B L E D E S K S PAC E .
D I S A D VA N TA G E S O F K E Y B O A R D S
KEYPAD IS USED
TO ENTER
NUMBERS ONLY
(ALTHOUGH
SOME HAVE A
FUNCTION KEY
TO ALLOW
ALPHABETIC
CHARACTERS TO
BE INPUT)
NUMERIC KEYPADS
» A U T O M AT I C T E L L E R
M A C H I N E S ( AT M )
» M OB I L E P H O N E S T O AL LO W
P H O N E N U M B E R.
» FA S T E N T RY O F N U M E R I C
D ATA I N T O A S P R E A D S H E E T.
» Sometimes have small keys which can make input more difficult.
» Sometimes the order of the numbers on the keypad is not intuitive.
POINTING DEVICES
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MOUSE
MOUSE
THE OPTICAL MOUSE (WHERE
MOVEMENT IS DETECTED BY REFLECTED
L I G H T R AT H E R T H A N T H E P O S I T I O N O F
A MOVING BALL) AND THE CORDLESS
OR WIRELESS MOUSE (WHICH
TRANSMITS SIGNALS TO A USB
WIRELESS RECEIVER PLUGGED INTO
THE COMPUTER) ARE IN USE ON
M O D E R N C O M P U T E R S . T H E A D V A N TA G E
OF AN OPTICAL MOUSE IS IT HAS NO
M O V I N G PA R T S A N D I T A L S O D O E S N O T
P I C K U P A N Y D I R T.
USES OF A MOUSE
Almost anything, depending on the software, but includes:
» image editing, for example, controlling the size and position of a drawing
pasted into a document
Use of a touchpad
Their uses are the same as those of a mouse.
» S A M E A S T H E M O U S E ( FA S T E R T H A N A
K E Y BOA R D , U S E D T O N AV I G AT E
A P P L I C AT I O N S A N D T H E I N T E R N E T , E TC . ) .
» B E C A U S E T H E T O U C H PA D I S
I N T E G RAT E D I N T O T H E L A P T O P
COMPUTER THERE IS NO NEED FOR A
S E PA RAT E M O U S E .
A D VA N TA G E S O F A TO U C H PA D
» PEOPLE WITH LIMITED HAND/WRIST
MOVEMENT FIND THE DEVICE
DIFFICULT TO USE.
» CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL THE POINTER WHEN
COMPARED TO A NORMAL MOUSE.
» MORE DIFFICULT TO USE WHEN
DOING CERTAIN OPERATIONS SUCH
AS DRAG AND DROP.
D I S A D VA N TA G E S O F A TO U C H PA D
TRACKERBALL
Trackerballs are similar to a mouse, except that a
ball is on the top or the side of the device; the
user controls the pointer on the screen by
rotating the ball with their hand. If they have a
third button, it is equivalent to a double click.
Because trackerballs do not physically move,
there is no need for a large amount of desk space.
» C A N B E A G O O D A LT E R N AT I V E T O A
MOUSE FOR PEOPLE WITH CONDITIONS
SUCH AS RSI.
» U S E D I N S O M E LU X U RY C A R S T O S E L E C T
F U N C T I O N S S U C H A S RA D I O , T E L E P H O N E ,
M U S I C , S AT N AV A N D S O O N .
U S E S O F A T RAC K E R B A L L
» DOES NOT NEED THE SAME FINE CONTROL
AS A MOUSE.
» M O R E AC C U RAT E P O S I T I O N I N G O F T H E
POINTER ON SCREEN THAN A MOUSE.
» N E E D S L E S S D E S K S PAC E T H A N A M O U S E
O R K E Y BOA R D .
U S E S O F R E M OT E C O N T R O L
» Can be operated from any
reasonable distance, unlike, for
example, a wired mouse which is
restricted by the length of the
wire.
A D VA N TA G E S O F A R E M OT E C O N T R O L
» Difficult to use if the operator has
limited hand/wrist movement.