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SYSTEM STRUCTRE. Control Unit works on programs/data in RAM POWER OFF ... RAM OFF Bye Bye Assignment However blocks of memory can be saved/read on secondary storage. Types of input. Input/ Output. Input device is a tool used to capture information and commands Examples include: Keyboard
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SYSTEM STRUCTRE Control Unit works on programs/data in RAM POWER OFF ... RAM OFF Bye Bye Assignment However blocks of memory can be saved/read on secondary storage. IT Fundamentals
Types of input IT Fundamentals
Input/ Output Input device is a tool used to capture information and commands Examples include: • Keyboard • Point-of-sale (POS) • Microphone • Mouse • Pointing stick • Touch pad • Touch screen • Bar code reader • Optical mark recognition (OMR) • Scanner IT Fundamentals
Examples of Direct Entry Input Devices Barcode Readers: Sit-in-the-Counter type - Reads standard or customised barcodes IT Fundamentals
Other Input Devices Trackball - Similar to mouse Joystick - games? - Difficult to pinpoint a position Touch screens screen 'divided' into areas area selected by touch easy to use cannot have areas too small screens get dirty (many uses) TouchPad Pointing Stick Light Pen IT Fundamentals
Other Input Devices • Sensors Pointing Devices Mouse measures x-y moveent plus whether button is pressed down… a. IT Fundamentals
Input Devices • Most obvious = human + KEYBOARD • Need to be: Accurate, reliable and easy to • use, fast • Human and keyboard is the most used input device Machines make better input devices…. DIRECT ENTRY, or SOURCE DATA AUTOMATION. IT Fundamentals
Input Types Data Collection Devices: Web Cams Video camera whose output displays on a web page Digital Camera a. IT Fundamentals
Voice Input Voice Input IT Fundamentals
Examples of Direct Entry Input Devices Scanners MICR : Used with cheques OMR : Tattslotto & TAB OCR : Scan type-written pages…. IT Fundamentals