INPUT DEVICES

What are input devices?

An input device is any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data
and control signals to an information processing system (such as a computer). Input and output
devices make up the hardware interface between computers as a scanner or 6DOFcontroller.

Many input devices can be classified according to:

 Modality of input (e.g. mechanical motion, audio, visual, etc.)

 the input is discrete (e.g. key presses) or continuous (e.g. a mouse's position, though
digitized into a discrete quantity, is fast enough to be considered continuous)
 the number of degrees of freedom involved (e.g. two-dimensional traditional mice, or
three-dimensional navigators designed for CAD applications)

Pointing devices, which are input devices used to specify a position in space, can further be
classified according to:

 Whether the input is direct or indirect. With direct input, the input space coincides with the
display space, i.e. pointing is done in the space where visual feedback or
the cursor appears. Touch screens and light pens involve direct input. Examples involving
indirect input include the mouse and trackball.

Whether the positional information is absolute (e.g. on a touch screen) or relative (e.g. with a
mouse that can be lifted and repositioned)

Types of INPUT DEVICES:

Computer input devices are accessories that control how a computer processes
information. For instance, a mouse is an input device that controls the pointer and helps
users interact with the windows on the screen. Input devices are the accessories that give
the computer's central processing unit (CPU) data with which to work. The CPU processes
the information and then displays results to the user. Without input devices, the computer
would just display data without any interaction.
 Mouse
o The mouse is a basic input device of the computer. Mice were an
enhancement to the keyboard, which is the main input device of a computer.
Mice allow the user to click on a button or interact with the computer without
using both hands for typing. It is also an integral part of a Windows machine.
Although most Windows forms have alternate key functions, the use of a
mouse is more intuitive for end-users.

Joystick
o The joystick is used mainly for playing games. Joysticks were first used in
console gaming, such as the Atari and Commodore 64.
When computers began to be a part of every home, video games flooded
the market. To improve on gamers' experiences, the hardware manufacturers
developed joysticks that connected to computers. Joysticks give video games
commands, so they are a part of the input device category.

Keyboard
o The keyboard is the main input device for computers. For instance, boot up a
computer without a keyboard and it stops, warning the user that no keyboard
is attached. The keyboard is the only tool available at the command prompt,
so it is a necessity for a computer. It is also used in almost every application
like spreadsheets, email, word processing documents and coding.

Scanner
o Scanners are devices that receive images from documents like images or
paper. The scanner runs over the colors and writing on the paper, and the
device sends it to the computer. Users normally have custom software that is
 included with the scanner. This software displays the images that were taking
from the scanner's surface.

Cameras
o Two types of cameras are used for input on a computer. The digital camera
is a device that takes digital images and saves them to memory. The user
then connects the camera to the computer where images are uploaded and
saved. Web cams are the other type of camera that connects to the
computer. Web cams are ways for people to take images from the computer
and communicate visually with other users on the Internet.

Modem
The word Modem is combination of 2 words modulator and demodulator it converts signals
into digitals wave than send than again demodulates it into signals. Modem is placed in both
categories as input as well as output devices

How we connects input

devices:
We connects input devices through ports, usb and Scsi

Ports
Ports are the older way to connects input devices with motherboard of CPUs there are two
types of ports

• Serial
As it is cleared by its name data travels in differents packets in series through port.

• Parallel
In parallel ports data travels in parallel form many pin are activated at one it is more
faster than serial bus port

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

UBS is the most popular and faster way of getting commands through input devices. Now a
days working of usb has been enhanced by the invention of USB 2.0