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The document discusses input and output devices used with computers, describing their uses and advantages and disadvantages. Input devices covered include keyboards, mice, joysticks, microphones, digital cameras, and scanners. Output devices mentioned are monitors, as well as the uses of barcodes, magnetic stripes, and sensors as automatic input devices. Storage devices are also briefly introduced.

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Input and Output

The document discusses input and output devices used with computers, describing their uses and advantages and disadvantages. Input devices covered include keyboards, mice, joysticks, microphones, digital cameras, and scanners. Output devices mentioned are monitors, as well as the uses of barcodes, magnetic stripes, and sensors as automatic input devices. Storage devices are also briefly introduced.

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IGCSE ICT: Theory

1. Types of Computer & Computer Components

2. Input and Output


devices
3. Storage devices and
media
Input and Output devices
Objectives
 Identify input and output devices
 Describe suitable uses and the
advantages and disadvantages of input
and output devices
 Introduction to Storage devices
Questions
 What are computer systems made up of?

 Name a peripheral in this room?

 Is it an input or output device?

 Give an example of an embedded


computer
Computer system

QUESTIONS:
What is a Peripheral?
What are Input devices?
What are Output devices?
Peripherals

 Hardware devices are called peripherals


The peripherals could be either be:
 Input devices (such as the keyboard) that
allow input of data
 Output devices (such as screen or printer)
which provide an output for information
 Secondary/Backing Storage such as a disk
drive which stores data when the computer
is turned off.
Sorting task
 Sort the images into:
 Input
 Output
 Storage

Check answer
Task
 Create a Poster
1. Spilt poster into: Input & Output &
Storage
2. Stick image & write name of each device
3. Choose 4 devices and write:
 Explain it’s use and give an example of a
person/company that uses it
 List any advantages/disadvantages
 Provide any other facts that you find
Test
1. Name the image
Keyboard
Used to input data into the computer

Advantage
• They are very common; all computers
have one and they are easy to use.

Disadvantage
• Slow and Easy to make mistakes if
you can’t type quickly.

Concept Keyboard
A pictorial keyboard which you can
press.

Advantage
•Easy to use and waterproof
Disadvantage
•The screen can get dirty.
•Might need to change the pictures if
your stock changes
Mouse
Enables you to control the movement of
the on screen curser by moving it
around a surface
Advantage
Easy to learn to use
Accurate for selecting things
Disadvantage
Need a flat space next to the computer.

Tracker Ball
Like an upside down mouse, you turn it
with your hand to move the pointer on
the screen

Advantage
•Ideal for using when flat space next to
computer is limited
•Good for those with limited motor skills
Disadvantage
•Not supplied as standard.
Joystick
Similar to a tracker ball in operation
except you have a stick which is moved
rather than a rolling ball.

Advantage
• Immediate feel of direction.

Disadvantage
• Some people find them more difficult
to use than mice.

Microphone
Used to input sound
Advantages
Some systems can understand most
peoples voices with voice recognition
software

Disadvantages
Some systems need to be trained to
understand each different voice.
Digital Camera
Looks very similar to a traditional
camera.  However, unlike
photographic cameras, digital
cameras do not use film
Advantage
•No film needed.
•Images can be digitally manipulated
Disadvantage
•Need to print out photographs

Scanner
Another way in which we can capture
still images or text to be stored and used
on a computer. 
Advantage
•Can input things from paper documents
•With OCR software, text can be
scanned in
Disadvantage
•Images can take up a lot of memory
space.
Graphics tablet
Produces much more accurate
drawings on the screen than a mouse
or a pointing device could.
Advantage
Effective method of creating or
changing diagrams and images.

Disadvantage
Only useful for inputting data about
diagrams.
Can be very sensitive to movement
and difficult to get used to using
Automatic
MICR
Stands for Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition. Banks use them; the
reader reads the numbers on a cheque.
Advantage
•Read at 100% accuracy..

Disadvantage
•The reader and ink is expensive

OMR
Stands for Optical Mark Reader.
Reads pencil marks on a specially
designed form or document, e.g. on a
lottery ticket.
Advantage
Fast and accurate way of inputting
information.

Disadvantage
Only works if the marks have been
made accurately and clearly.
OCR
Stands for Optical Character
Recognition. It enables the computer to
identify written or printed characters
which have been scanned in.
Advantage
95% accurate

Disadvantage
Needs careful checking as letters can
be misread.
Barcode Reader
A bar code reader uses a visible red light
to scan and read the barcode.  The
reflected light is translated into digital
data that is interpreted by the computer
and the correct price and product
information is displayed.

Advantage
•Any price change only needs to be
changed on the computer system, not on
each item.
Magnetic Stripe
Build into back of plastic cards, e.g.
identity cards or credit cards. Holds
information about the card owner.
Advantage
Simple to use and cheap to produce.

Disadvantage
Limited storage capacity – only 60
characters.

Sensors
Sensors are used to detect physical
quantities outside a computer such as
temperature, pressure and light. 

To be able to process input from sensors


a device called an analogue to digital
converter must be connected between
the computer and the sensors. This
device converts signals from sensors into
digital data that the computer can
process

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