Input Devices
Input devices allow us to enter raw data into a computer. Input devices can be manual or automatic
the most common manual input devices are the keyboard and the mouse.
Concept keyboard;
Tracker-ball- is used as a alternative mouse.
Joystick- used to be popular with gamers but have slowly been replaced by other types of game controller. In construction, joysticks are used to control machinery such as cranes.
Digital camera- takes pictures and can usually record video too. The pictures it takes and the videos it records are stored in files. These files can be copied to a computer and later edited.
Microphone- used to input sound. In computing they can be used with voice recognition software and a word processing application to enter text. Webcams commonly have microphones built-in too.
the most common manual input devices are the keyboard and the mouse.
Concept keyboard;
- Each button relates to a particular item orb function
- Buttons can be labelled with text or a picture
- Fast food restaurants often use concept keyboards because very little training is needed to operate them
Tracker-ball- is used as a alternative mouse.
Joystick- used to be popular with gamers but have slowly been replaced by other types of game controller. In construction, joysticks are used to control machinery such as cranes.
Digital camera- takes pictures and can usually record video too. The pictures it takes and the videos it records are stored in files. These files can be copied to a computer and later edited.
Microphone- used to input sound. In computing they can be used with voice recognition software and a word processing application to enter text. Webcams commonly have microphones built-in too.