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7. CHAPTER. INPUT AND OUTPUT. Competencies. Define input Describe keyboard entry, pointing devices, & scanning devices Discuss image capturing devices, digitizing devices, & audio input devices. Competencies cont. Define output Describe monitors, printers, and audio output devices
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7 CHAPTER INPUT AND OUTPUT
Competencies • Define input • Describe keyboard entry, pointing devices, & scanning devices • Discuss image capturing devices, digitizing devices, & audio input devices
Competenciescont. • Define output • Describe monitors, printers, and audio output devices • Discuss combination input & output devices
What is Input? • Any data or instructions used by a computer • Input devices • Hardware • Keyboards • Mice • Scanners • Other devices • Translates data into a form that the system unit can process
Keyboard Entry • Keyboards • Traditional keyboards • Flexible keyboards • Ergonomic keyboards • Wireless keyboards • PDA keyboards • Features • Typewriter keyboard with numeric pad • Special purpose keys • Toggle and combination keys
Pointing Devices • Mouse • Mechanical • Optical • Cordless or wireless • Joystick • Touch Screen • Light Pen
Scanning Devices • Optical scanners • Flatbed • Portable • Bar code readers • Handheld wand readers or platform scanners • Contain photoelectric cells that read bar codes
Scanning Devices • Character and mark recognition devices • Scanners that recognize special characters & marks • Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) • Optical-character recognition (OCR) • Optical-mark recognition (OMR)
Image Capturing Devices • Digital camera • Images recorded digitally on a disk • Images can be downloaded to a computer • Digital video camera • Records motion digitally • Can take still images as well • WebCams • Specialized digital video cameras • Broadcast images over the Internet
Digitizing Devices • Graphics Tablets • Digital Notepads
Audio Input Devices • Voice • Voice recognition systems • Discrete-speech recognition systems • Continuous-speech recognition system • Music • Musical Interface Digital Interface (MIDI)
What is Output? • Processed data or information • Types of output • Text • Graphics • Audio & video • Output devices • Monitors • Printers
Monitors • Known as screens or display screens • Output referred to as soft copy • Features • Resolution • Dot pitch • Refresh rate • Size
More on Monitors • Cathode-ray tube or CRTs • Flat-panel • Liquid crystal display (LCD) • Portable and thinner than CRTs • Other monitors • E-books • Data projectors • High-definition television (HDTV)
Printers • Translates information that has been processed by the system unit • Output referred to as hard copy • Features • Resolution • Color capability • Speed • Memory
Printers • Ink-jet printer • Laser printer • Personal laser printers • Shared laser printers • Thermal printer • Other printers • Dot-matrix • Plotters • Photo printers
Audio Output Devices • Translates audio information into sounds that people can understand • Common devices • Speakers • Headphones
Combination Input and Output Devices • Fax machines • Multifunction devices • Internet telephones • Telephony • Voice-over IP (VoIP) • Terminals
Terminals • An input and output device • Connects to a mainframe or server • Types of terminals • Dumb terminal • Intelligent terminal • Network terminal • Internet terminal
A Look to the FutureNeural Signals Inc. • Brain machine interface • Allows humans to control machines with their thoughts • Individuals incapable of communication • Physically immobile people
active matrix monitor (190) audio input device (185) audio-output device (193) bar code (183) bar code reader (183) bar code scanner (183) cathode ray tube monitor (CRT) (189) character recognition device (183) clarity (189) color capability (printer) (191) combination device (193) combination key (175) continuous-speech recognition system (188) Key Terms
cordless mouse (180) data projector (190) digital camera (184) digital notepad (185) digital video camera (184) digitizing device (185) discrete-speech recognition system (188) display screen (189) dot-matrix printer (192) dot pitch (189) dots-per-inch (dpi) (191) download (184) dual-scan monitor (190) dumb terminal (195) e-book (190) e-book reader (190) Key Terms
facsimile (fax) machine (194) flat-panel monitor (190) Flatbed scanner (183) graphics tablet (185) hard copy (191) Headphones (193) high-definition television (HDTV) (190) host computer (195) image capturing device (184) ink-jet printer (191) input device (178) input (178) intelligent terminal (195) Internet telephone (194) Internet telephony (194) Key Terms
Internet terminal (195) IP Telephony (194) joystick (181) keyboard (178) laser printer (192) light pen (182) liquid crystal display (LCD) (190) Magnetic-ink character recognition (MICR) (183) mark recognition device (183) mark sensing (183) mechanical mouse (180) memory (printer) (191) Musical Interface Digital Interface MIDI (188) Key Terms
MIDI device (188) monitor (189) mouse (180) mouse pad (180) mouse pointer (180) multifunction device (MFD) (194) network computer (195) network terminal (195) numeric keypad (178) optical character recognition (OCR) (183) Optical-mark recognition (OMR) (183) optical mouse (180) optical scanner (182) output (188) output device (188) Key Terms
passive-matrix monitor (190) PC/TV (190) personal laser printer (192) photo printer (192) pixel (picture element) (189) platform scanner (183) plotter (192) pointing (180) pointing device (180) pointing stick (180) portable scanner (183) printer (191) reader/sorter (183) refresh rate (189) resolution (monitor)(189) Key Terms
resolution (printer) (191) roller ball (180) scanner (182) scanning device (182) screen (189) server (195) shared laser printer (192) size (viewable size) (189) soft copy (189) speakers (193) speed (printer) (191) telephony (194) terminal (195) thermal printer (192) thin client (195) thin film resistor monitor (TFT) (190) toggle key (179) Key Terms
touch pad (180) touch screen (181) touch surface (180) trackball (180) Universal Product Code (UPC) (183) voice recognition system (185) voice-over IP (VoIP) (194) wand reader (183) Web appliance (195) WebCam (184) Web camera (184) Web terminal (195) wireless mouse (180) Key Terms
FAQs • What are pointing devices? • I would like to insert several images in a document. How can I capture the images? • What are digitizing devices? • What is voice recognition? • What is the difference between a CRT and an LCD display? • What is HDTV?
Discussion Questions • Describe the three different mouse types designed for input. • How does Internet telephony work? Discuss. • Discuss the features of multifunctional devices. • Describe the features of a monitor that help to make images appear clearer on the screen. • What are MIDI devices and how are they used?