Discovering Computers
Fundamentals,
2010 Edition
Living in a Digital World
Objectives Overview
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Objectives Overview
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What Is Input?
• Input is any data and instructions entered into the
memory of a computer
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What Is Input?
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys
users press to enter data and instructions into a
computer
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Figure 5-2 Chapter 5
Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• Most desktop computer keyboards have…
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• An ergonomic keyboard has a design that reduces
the chance of wrist and hand injuries
• Ergonomics incorporates comfort, efficiency, and
safety into the design of the workplace
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• Keyboards on mobile devices typically are smaller
and/or have fewer keys
• Some phones have predictive text input, which
saves time when entering text using the phone’s
keypad
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Figure 5-3 Chapter 5
Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the
palm of your hand comfortably
– Most widely used pointing device on desktop
computers
• A mouse can be wired or wireless
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
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Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads
• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device
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Figure 5-8 Chapter 5
Touch Screens and Touch-Sensitive Pads
Microsoft Surface Touch-sensitive pads
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Figures 5-9 – 5-10 Chapter 5
Pen Input
• With pen input, you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat
surface to write, draw, or make selections
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Figure 5-11 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
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Figure 5-12 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• Video games and computer games use a game controller
as the input device that directs movements and actions
of on-screen objects
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Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
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Figure 5-13 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• A digital camera is a mobile device that allows
users to take pictures and store them digitally
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Other Types of Input
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Figure 5-14 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• Two factors affect the quality of digital camera photos:
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Other Types of Input
• Voice input is the process of entering input by
speaking into a microphone
• Voice recognition is the computer’s capability of
distinguishing spoken words
• Audio input is the process of entering any sound
into the computer
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Other Types of Input
• Music production software allows users to record,
compose, mix, and edit music and sounds
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Figure 5-15 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• Video input is the process of capturing full-motion images and
storing them on a computer’s storage medium
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Video: Video Editing on Your Computer
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Other Types of Input
• A Web cam is a type of digital video camera that
enables a user to:
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Other Types of Input
• A video conference is a meeting between two or
more geographically separated people
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Figures 5-16 – 5-17 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• A flatbed scanner creates a file of the document
in memory
– Works in a manner similar to a copy machine
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Figure 5-18 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• Optical character recognition (OCR) involves reading
characters from ordinary documents
• A turnaround document is a document you return to the
company that creates and sends it
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Figure 5-19 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• 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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Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• A bar code reader, also
called a bar code
scanner uses laser
beams to read bar
codes
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Figure 5-20 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• RFID (radio frequency identification) uses radio signals to
communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object
• An RFID reader reads information on the tag via radio waves
• RFID can track:
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Other Types of Input
• Magnetic stripe card readers read the magnetic
stripe on the back of cards such as:
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Figure 5-22 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) devices read text
printed with magnetized ink
• An MICR reader converts MICR characters into a form the
computer can process
• Banking industry uses MICR for check processing
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Figure 5-23 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• Biometrics authenticates a person’s identity by
verifying a personal characteristic
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Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
iris
recognition
system
fingerprint
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Figures 5-24 – 5-25 Chapter 5
Other Types of Input
• A terminal is a computer that allows users to send data
to and/or receive information from a host computer
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Figures 5-26 – 5-28 Chapter 5