Hardware-input devices. Manual input devices

Concept keyboard
1. Each button relates to a certain function or item
2. Little training needed as one button could order an entire meal
Trackball
1. Alternative to mouse-user moves the ball which moves the pointer on the screen
2. Easy to use for those with limited hand movement
3. Often used in Computer Aided Design (CAD) for the extra precision from mouse
Joystick
1. Popular with gamers
2. Can be used to operate machinery
Digital camera
1. Takes pictures and usually videos
  1. Pictures and videos are stored in files that can be then transferred to a computer
Microphone
1. Input sound
  1. Used with voice recognition software and a word processing application to enter text
2. Webcams commonly have these
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	Created by bethany.clint over 10 years ago