Tools For Collecting

1. Tools For Collecting By Cameron Wasilewsky

2. Home • Input Devices For Numeric • Input Devices For Graphics • Input Devices For Audio • Input Devices For Video • Data Capture Devices End Show

3. Input Devices for Numeric • Numeric Keypad • Barcode Readers • Magnetic Strip • Smart Cards • OMR • MICR

4. Numeric Keypad • The small, palm size keypad usually on the right hand side of a keyboard, it consists of digits 0-9 and mathematical symbols • It uses a grid of wires, that disconnect, reconnect to send a binary signal to the computer • This is the deciphered by the computer and the digit is seen on screen

5. Barcode Readers • A barcode reader consists of a light source, lens and light sensor which translates optical impulses into electrical ones • It analyses the barcodes image and sends the content to the scanner’s output source

6. Magnetic Strip • Black strip on a card, i.e credit card • Capable of storing data • It works by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron based magnetic, particles on a band or magnetic material. • This is then read by a device plugged into a computer

7. Smart Cards • A integrated circuit card, pocket sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process data • Stores data in digital form, this is then read by a reader plugged into a computer.

8. OMR • Optical Mark Recognition • Is the process of capturing human-marked data from document forms such as surveys and tests

9. MICR • Magnetic Ink Character recognition • Is character recognition technology adopted mainly by the banking industry to facilitate the processing of cheques. • Magnetic Printer, magnetizing characters so that they can be read be digital readers.

10. Input Devices for Graphics • Scanner • Digital Camera • Graphics Tablet • Video Frame Grabber • Electronic Whiteboard • FAX

11. Scanner • Input device that translates human-readable or microform images to bitmapped machine-readable data • Optically scans images, printed text, hand writing, or an object and converts it to a digital images

12. Digital Camera • A camera that stores still or moving pictures in a digital form • A camera tat encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction

13. Graphics Tablet • Computer input device that allows on to hand-draw images and graphics, similar to the way one draws images with a pencil and paper. These tablets may also be used to capture data or handwritten signatures.

14. Video Frame Grabber • An electronic device that captures individual, digital still frames from an analog video signal or a digital video stream.

15. Electronic Whiteboard • Interactive technology for white boards • There are three types: • Resistive Membrane • Electro-magnetic • Laser Scanners • Takes the input translates it to a digital form through the computer and its software

16. FAX • Used to transfer copies of documents of phone wires • Consists of image scanner, modem and printer

17. Input Devices for Audio • Microphone • Direct from amplifier or sound system • Need for sound card

18. Microphone • An acoustic to electron transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal • Takes sound converts it to ones and twos so the computer can use it

19. Direct from amplifier or Sound System

20. Need for Sound Card

21. Input devices for Video • Digital Video Camera • Firewire Cable • Webcam

22. Digital Video Camera

23. Firewire Cable

24. Webcam

25. Data Capture Devices • Biometrics • Sensors

26. Biometrics

27. Sensors