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Discovering
Computers 2010
Objectives Overview
What Is Input?
Identify alternative
input devices for
physically challenged
users
What Is Input?
An input device
is any hardware
component that
allows users to
enter data and
instructions into
a computer
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The Keyboard
The Keyboard
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Figure 5-2
The Keyboard
The Keyboard
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Figure 5-3
Wired
Keyboards
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Wireless
Keyboards
USB port
Bluetooth
Keyboard
port
IrDA
The Keyboard
The Keyboard
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Figure 5-4
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Pointing Devices
Mouse
A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the
palm of your hand comfortably
Most widely used pointing device on desktop
computers
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Mouse
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Right-click
Double-click
Triple-click
Drag
Right-drag
Rotate
wheel
Free-spin
wheel
Press wheel
Tilt wheel
Press thumb
button
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Figure 5-8
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A trackball is a
stationary
pointing
device with a
ball on its top
or side
A touchpad is
a small, flat,
rectangular
pointing
device that is
sensitive to
pressure and
motion
Pointing Stick
Click
Touchpad
Point
Trackball
Mouse operations
A pointing
stick is a
pressuresensitive
pointing
device shaped
like a pencil
eraser that is
positioned
between keys
on a keyboard
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Microsoft Surface
Touch-sensitive pads
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Pen Input
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Figure 5-16
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Game Controllers
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Figures 5-17 5-18
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Game Controllers
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Joysticks and
Wheels
Dance pads
Light guns
Motionsensing
controllers
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Digital Cameras
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Figure 5-19
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Digital Cameras
Studio cameras
Field cameras
Point-and-shoot camera
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Figure 5-20
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Digital Cameras
Voice Input
Resolution
Number of bits
stored in each
pixel
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Figure 5-22
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Voice Input
Voice Input
Speech
Music
Sound Effects
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Video Input
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Figure 5-23
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Video Input
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Video Input
A Web cam is a type of digital video camera that
enables a user to:
Capture video and
still images
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Video Input
Send e-mail
messages with
video attachments
Broadcast live
images over the
Internet
Make video
telephone calls
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Flatbed
Pen or Handheld
Sheet-fed
Drum
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Figure 5-27
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Figure 5-28
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Figures 5-29 5-30
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Optical mark
recognition (OMR)
reads hand-drawn
marks such as small
circles or rectangles
An OMR device scans
the documents and
matches the patterns of
light
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Figure 5-31
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Figure 5-32
Inventory
Location of
soldiers
Employee
wardrobes
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Credit cards
Entertainment cards
Airline
baggage
Bank cards
Gauging tire
pressure and
temperature
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Library books
Prepaid tolls
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Figure 5-34
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Figure 5-35
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Figure 5-36
Restaurants
Grocery stores
Factories
Warehouses
The outdoors
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Biometric Input
Biometric Input
Face
recognition
system
Hand
geometry
system
Voice
verification
system
Signature
verification
system
Iris recognition
system
hand
geometry
system
iris
recognition
system
Retinal
scanners
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Terminals
fingerprint
reader
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A POS terminal
records purchases,
processes
payment, and
updates inventory
An automated
teller machine
(ATM) allows users
to access their
bank accounts
A DVD kiosk is a
self-service DVD
rental machine
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Figure 5-43
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Figure 5-43
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Figure 5-43
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Keyboards
with larger
keys
On-screen
keyboard
Various
pointing
devices
Headmounted
pointer
Gesture
recognition
Head-mounted pointer
Computerized
implant
devices
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Summary
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