What is input hardware? Give three examples with their uses.
Subject | Introduction to Computer System |
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NU Year | Set: 2.(b) Marks: 4 Year: 2009 |
Input computer hardware
is devices that translate data into a form the computer can process. Normally,
it translates into binary code that can be process by computer to translate
words, sounds, numbers, and images. The input computer hardware are like
keyboard, source entry devices such as scanner, pointing devices which is
mouse, and others.
Keyboard:
A computer
keyboard is an input device used to enter characters and functions into
the computer system by pressing buttons, or keys. It is the primary device
used to enter text. A keyboard typically contains keys for individual letters,
numbers and special characters, as well as keys for specific functions. A
keyboard is connected to a computer system using a cable or a wireless
connection.
Mouse:
A mouse is something
you push along your desktop to make a cursor (pointing device) move on your
screen. So what a mouse has to do is figure out how much you're moving your
hand and in which direction. There are two main kinds of mice and they do this
job in two different ways, either using a rolling rubber ball (in a ball-type
mouse) or by bouncing a light off your desk (in an optical mouse).
Scanner:
A scanner is a device
that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and
similar sources for computer editing and display. Scanners come in hand-held,
feed-in, and flatbed types and for scanning black-and-white only, or color.
Very high resolution scanners are used for scanning for high-resolution
printing, but lower resolution scanners are adequate for capturing images for
computer display. Scanners usually come with software, such as Adobe's
Photoshop product, that lets you resize and otherwise modify a captured image.