Input

Input

1. Touchpad

   • Used on Laptops as mouse
     • +Portable
     • -Can break after extreme use

2. Touch Screen

   • Used in public places so keyboard and mouse cant be stolen
     • + Easy to operate
     • - Cost more than ordinary devices

3. Joystick

   • Used in flight simulators
     • + easy 3 axis input
     • -Needs drivers installed before use

4. Mouse

   • Used by nearly every computer
     • +Used to navigate a screen easily
     • - Requires flat surface

5. Keyboard

   • Used by every device to input text
     • - Has limited Buttons
     • + Easy to operate

6. Scanner

   • Used to take digital copys of hard copys
     • + allows digital copy
     • -Time consuming

7. Webcam

   • Used to video conference
     • +Allows live video
     • -Bad image quality

8. Graphics Tables

   • Used by graphical designers to draw
     • +Increases drawing quality
     • -Limited Area to draw

9. Microphone

   • Used by musicians
     • + creates a digital copy of inputed sound
     • Take up space on a hard drive

10. Video Camera

    • Used by a lot of people to create memories for the future
      • - Sensitive to weather
      • + Are cheap

11. Digital Camera

    • Used by photographer
      • + High quality images
      • - Batteries have limited energy

12. Pin Pad

    • Used in stores to pay
      • +Fast payment electronicaly
      • -Code can be broken

13. IR Remote

    • Used to change channels on a screen
      • +Can control devices wirelessly
      • -Distance Limitatons

14. Card Reader

    • Used to gain information over a card
      • + Easy to gain personal information
      • - Magnetic strip can be ruined by a magnet

15. Smart Card

    • Used as an ID card
      • +Can store vast amount of data
      • - Easy to lose

16. Barcode Reader

    • Used in stores to scan items
      • +Allow scanning of numbers instead of typing them
      • - Barcodes have limited combinations

17. OCR Scanner

    • Used to copy texts from books to a digital copy
      • + allows text to digital text
      • -Can sometimes read falsly