Input and Output Devices

Input and Output Devices

1. Input Devices

   • Mouse
     • Pointing and inputting device
   • Keyboard
     • used to enter text
   • Game Controller
     • Used for gaming
   • Webcam
     • Used to input visual data
     • Peripheral or inbuilt
   • Touch Screen
     • Input device controlled by finger or stylus
   • Microphone
     • Used to input audio data
     • Peripheral or inbuilt
   • Joystick
     • Used for gaming
     • Used to control devices e.g. CCTV cameras, robots
   • Graphics Tablet
     • Used to input drawings
   • Scanner
     • Digitises printed documents
     • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) can turn text into an editable format
   • Touch-Sensitive Jog Dial
     • Used for simple actions like skipping a song

2. Output Devices

   • Speakers
     • Peripheral or inbuilt device allowing you to her audio output
   • Docking Station
     • Amplifies audio output or small devices
     • Charges device
   • Headphones
     • Allow just one person to hear audio output
   • Printer
     • Allows you to produce "hard copy"
   • Headset
     • Combines microphone and headphones to input and output data
   • Screen
     • Inbuilt display screens (e.g. laptop, smartphone) or monitor