Input Devices

Question	Answer
Keyboard	To enter data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special function keys.
Mouse	A hand-operated electronic device that controls the cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad.
Scanner	An input device that can convert text, pictures, or photos into digital information that your computer can use.
Digital Camera	Captures photographs as digital files that can be uploaded directly to a computer.
Microphone	An instrument used to amplify voices, music, and other sounds.
Graphic Tablet	It lets you draw a graphic into the computer.
Touch Pad	A pressure sensitive pad that moves a pointer on the computer screen by capturing the motion of a finger or fingers across its surface.
Touch Display Screen	A special screen that you can use fingers to point and select objects.
Joystick	A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions.
CD Drive	A common optical drive in computers that can read data from CD-ROM disks.
Fingerprint Sensor	An electronic device used to capture a digital image of the fingerprint pattern.
Digital Pen	A device which captures the handwriting or brush strokes of a user and converts it into digital data.

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	Created by Ryan O'Neill about 8 years ago