Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School
S.Y 2025-2026
INTERNET and
Computing
Fundamentals
(Icf 7)
Input Devices
of a
Computer
INPUT DEVICES
Input devices - Convert data into electronic
machine-readable form for direct entry or though
telecommunications links into a computer system.
The input devices of a computer system include:
1. Keyboard - choose letters, symbols, and actions
by pressing keys.
KEYS OF KEYBOARD
Key - Is any of the buttons on a keyboard that the
user presses to input data (information) or to type
commands.
Escape -Is usually pressed while you are working in
a software application to stop the current activity,
back out of a menu (or screen), or return to a
previous screen.
Enter Is used to move the cursor to the beginning of a
new line. It may also be called the return key. In some
applications, pressing Enter tells the computer to stop
waiting for more input and begin processing. Notice the
arrow symbol on the Enter key; it is sometimes used in
instructions and means to press the enter key.
Spacebar Moves the cursor one space to the right, leaving
a small blank white area (space) on the screen.
Shift -Is nothing by itself, but when pressed and held
down with another key it makes either a capital letter
or the upper character on a key. Pressing Shift with a
letter key when the CAPS LOCK key is "on" makes a
lower-case letter.
Caps Lock- Makes all letters uppercase without
having to use the shift key - it is best to only use this
when you are going to make many letters uppercase -
don't use for just a few capital letters
• Tab Marked with two arrows, one pointing left, the
other, right. If pressed by itself, it moves the cursor to
the next tab on the right. When pressed with the Shift
key, it moves the cursor to the previous tab stop on the
left.
• Alt It does nothing by itself. When pressed with another
key, it performs a special function. For example,
pressing Alt-F4 may quit a currently running program.
Ctrl -Does nothing by itself. When pressed with another
key, it performs a special function. For example, pressing
Ctrl-S may "save" a document.
Num Lock - Typically, "on" at start up. When "on", it
changes the keys on the numeric keyboard from cursor
control arrows to numbers arranged in a typical ten-key
calculator keypad.
Delete- On our "Windows" computers (P) it erases
the character to the right of the cursor. Some people
say it performs a "forward erase". It operates
differently on a MAC.
End - Is the key you press to move the cursor to the
end of the current line. Many programs also use
keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+End to move the cursor
to the end of a document.
Home- Is the key you press to move the cursor to
the beginning of the current line. Many programs also
use keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+Home to move the
cursor to the beginning of a document.
PgDn- Is the function of this key being usually
software specific. Typically, it scrolls a document
backward one screen or one page.
PgUp- Is the function of this key being usually
software specific. Typically, it scrolls a document
forward one screen or one page.
Arrows - Are 4 keys that move the cursor in the
direction the arrow points
• Function Keys (F1, F2 ...) Are special keys that perform a
number of important tasks. Their exact functions are
software dependent. F1 usually is reserved for Help,
while F10 frequently exits or quits the program.
• Print Screen - Directs the computer to copy whatever is
displayed on the screen to the clipboard for pasting
later. It doesn't really "print" in Windows.
Scroll Lock - Its function is often software specific. In
spreadsheets, it usually locks the cursor on its current
screen line and scrolls text (rather than the cursor) up
or down whenever an up or down cursor control arrow
is pressed.
Windows Key- The WINDOWS key acts as another
special function key. If you press the Window key by
itself, the Start Menu will open. Windows+E will launch
Windows Explorer.
2. Mouse - Is a hand-held input device you roll on your
desk to point to and select items on your screen. When
you move the mouse, the mouse pointer on the screen
moves in the same direction.
Mouse pointer - Is the little symbol on your screen that
you move with your mouse. You use the mouse pointer
to point to and select items on your screen. The mouse
pointer changes shape, depending on its location on
your screen and the action you are performing.
Left Mouse Button - usually use this button
Right Mouse Button - occasionally use this button for
"special" actions
Scroll Wheel - the mouse wheel may work differently from
program to program. and it may not work in some
programs. In most word processing programs, you can
rotate the wheel to move up or down the page, equivalent
to using the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys on your
keyboard or to clicking the scroll bar.
Click - Press and quickly release the left button on a
mouse.
Double Click - Press and quickly release the mouse
left button twice.
Drag - Moves objects or data around on the screen
through the use of a mouse. Keep the left mouse
button pressed while you move the mouse.
3. Scanner - Is an input device that reads copy as
an image and digitally records the image.
4. Digital Camera - Records and stores images as a
digital file, operates similarly to a "normal"
camera, but no "film" is needed.
5. Microphone - Is an input device in which sound
energy is changed into electrical energy for the
sending or recording sound (your voice).
THANK YOU
I hope you can get helpful knowledge
from this presentation. Good luck!
DJANNA T. DOLORIEL
T1
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