Device
Definition
I/O
Use
Advantages
Disadvantages
Keyboard
Attached to computer
that transfers info to
computer
Input
To type
text &
numbers
-need to learn how
to use it
-slow
-collect dust
Numeric
keypads
Attached to computer
that transfers numeric
information to computer
A device that controls
the coordinates of a
cursor on your computer
screen as you move it
around
Input
To type
numbers
-keys with
specific function
-cheap
-comes with
computer
-keys with
specific function
Input
You can use
it to drag
things,
select them,
move up,
down, right
left...
Same
function as
a mouse, but
its
controlled
by a finger
Used to
enter
motion data
into
computers
or other
electronic
devices
-good for
navigation
-it has additional
buttons (scroll
wheel)
-Variety of
functions
-dont need
desktop space
- no problems
with malfunction
due to dust
-it requires
space
-need to be
cleanes
regularly
-it can get mad
Mouse
Touch pad
Pointing device consisting Input
of specialized surface
that translate what we
do
Tracker ball
Device which serves the
Input
same purpose as a mouse,
but is designed with a
moveable ball on the top,
which can be rolled in
any direction
Remote
control
The control of an
activity, process, or
machine from a distance
Output
Joystick
It consist on a stick that
Input
used to
control an
apparatus
or machine
from a
distance.
For
-collect dust
-take time to
become familiar
with it
-allows
manipulation of
the cursor
without requiring
the movement of
the actual mouse
itself
-less desk space
used
- easier to pass
PowerPoint
presentations
- they get stuck
- the wheels inside
can get jammed
-easy to learn to
-some joysticks
- You cant move
the pointer
you move to show
directions
Magnetic
stripe
reader
computer
games
use
- cheap
are only limited to
forward,
backward, left and
right.
- it can become
unusable if it gets
too much dust
Its able to read
information from
magnetic stripes and
process them into
computers
A device that captures
images from
photographic prints,
posters, magazine pages,
and similar sources for
computer editing and
display.
Input
Found in
banks
machines
-easy to operate
with
Input
It can copy
any size or
picture we
want
Digital &
Video
camera
Device that holds images
digitally that are then
reproduces
Input
To record
videos &
take photos
which are
then stored
in memory
cards
-It can copy
things onto
computers then
you can alter the
things you
copied.
-Some are very
accurate
-easy to transfer
-can hold 10 000
photos
-motion
detection
-water proof
-view screen
-if there is a
blackout, the
whole system goes
out
-Images can take
up a lot of memory
-Images lose some
quality
-memory card
problems
-battery
consumption
expensive
Microphone
An instrument that
Input
converts sound waves
into an electric current
making people or a
software recognise the
commands/things you are
saying
-You can speak
to people other
the Internet
with your voice
-it encourages you
to spend money on
voice-recognition
software
-Difficult to
understand what
you are saying
Sensor
They measure the
difference of the
environment and have
-can help many
security
problems
- They can break
down
-easily be set off
Scanner
Input
Used to
communicat
e with
people
around the
world via
Internet or
Bluetooth or
to give
commands
Have special
chips that
measure
Graphic
tablet
MICR
OMR
OCR
Barcode
reader
Headphones
Web cams
special chips that
measure quantity
A device by which
pictorial information is
entered into a computer
in a manner similar to
drawing
quantity
Input
Used by
artists
which allows
one to draw
a picture
-They protect
your valuables
-its portable
- Affordable
- enable
handwritten
documents
MICR (magnetic ink
character recognition) is
a technology used to
verify the legitimacy or
originality of paper
documents, especially
checks
Optical Mark Reader. A
scanning device that
recognises marks made
on the page.
Input
Used in
banks & it
uses special
ink and
characters
- Secure, highspeed method of
scanning and
processing
information.
- Expensive
-Can only escept a
few characters
Input
-The user can
only make marks
and cannot write
any information.
- Complicated to
design
- Slow
Optical Character
Recognition is the
recognition of printed or
written text characters
by a computer
It scans little labels
called bar codes
Gives sound out of the
computer
Input
Used to
read pencil
marks when
processing
questionnair
es and
answer
sheets
Used to
extract
text
-easily & quickly
convert printed
text into an
electronic &
editable form.
- Its efficient
-cant convert text
or data accurately
-in some cases,
theyre expensive
Video capture device,
Input
-portable
-personal
-they dont
disturb
-you connect
Input
Output
Used in
libraries
You use it
yourself as
they are
personal
You can
and cause
problems
- difficult to
coordinate the
movement of your
hand with the
action on the
screen
-low quality image
connected to a computer
network, that captures
an image live
Light pens
Pointing device which is
light sensitive and draws
Input
Monitor
A device that accepts
video signals from a
computer and displays
information on a screen
Transfers info out of
computer through paper
Output
Plotters
A printer that makes line
drawings on paper with
specialised pens.
Output
Speakers
A device that converts
electrical signals into
sounds, loud enough to
be heard at a distance
Output
Printer
Output
connect
with other
people
around the
world
Used to
draw
Used to
display
data,
images..
Needed to
get
document
data out of
computer
can draw
continuous
point-topoint lines
from vector
graphics
to amplify
the sound
so that it
can be used
for social or
personal
use.
with people
-expensive
-they can break
easily
-draws directly
into the
computer
- you can see
everything you
are doing (visual
idea)
-preview it
before printing
-it can be lost
-uncomfortable
-not accurate
- depending on its
size, pictures can
be distorted
- print faster
that other types
of printing
machines
- print more
precise lines
- has a high
colour accuracy
& printer quality
-Simple to
operate
-Alert if there
are pop-ups
-Provided with
computer
- can take half an
hour to print
drawings
- more expensive
than a regular
printer
- it takes a lot of
space
-waste of paper
-slow
-ink issues
(expensive)
-take up an amount
of desktop
-Can distract
people
