Input and output devices

Input and output devices

1. Input devices

   • Touch-sensitive jog dial
     • Used for simple actions like skipping a song
   • Mouse
     • Pointing and input 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, robots
   • Graphics tablet
     • Used to input drawings
   • Scanner
     • Digitises printed documents
     • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) can turn text into an editable format

2. Output devices

   • Speakers
     • Used to hear audio output
     • Peripheral or inbuilt
   • Docking station
     • Amplifies audio output of small devices
     • Charges device
   • Headphones
     • Allows one person to hear audio output
   • Printer
     • Allows you to produce 'hard copy'
   • Headset
     • Combines microphones and headphones
   • Screen
     • Inbuilt display screens or monitors