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COMMON COMPETENCY
Unit of Competency No. 2: PERFORM COMPUTER OPERATIONS
LO2. Input Data into Computer
Computer - Input Devices

Following are some of the important input devices which are used in a computer:
 Keyboard
Keyboard is the most
common and very popular
input device which helps to
input data to the computer.
The layout of the keyboard
is like that of traditional
typewriter, although there
are some additional keys
provided for performing
additional functions.
Keyboards are of two sizes 84 keys or 101/102 keys, but now keyboards
with 104 keys or 108 keys are also available for Windows and Internet.
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 Mouse
Mouse is the most popular
pointing device. It is a very
famous cursor-control
device having a small palm
size box with a round ball at
its base, which senses the
movement of the mouse
and sends corresponding
signals to the CPU when the
mouse buttons are pressed.
Generally, it has two buttons called the left and the right button and a
wheel is present between the buttons. A mouse can be used to control the
position of the cursor on the screen, but it cannot be used to enter text into
the computer.
Advantages:
 Easy to use.
 Not very expensive.
 Moves the cursor faster than the arrow keys of the keyboard.
 Joystick
Joystick is also a pointing device, which is
used to move the cursor position on a
monitor screen. It is a stick having a
spherical ball at its both lower and upper
ends. The lower spherical ball moves in a
socket. The joystick can be moved in all four
directions.
The function of the joystick is similar to that

of a mouse. It is mainly used in Computer
Aided Designing (CAD) and playing
computer games.

 Light Pen
Light pen is a pointing device similar to a
pen. It is used to select a displayed menu
item or draw pictures on the monitor
screen. It consists of a photocell and an
optical system placed in a small tube.
When the tip of a light pen is moved over

the monitor screen and the pen button is pressed, its photocell sensing
element detects the screen location and sends the corresponding signal to
the CPU.
 Track Ball
Track ball is an input device
that is mostly used in
notebook or laptop
computer, instead of a
mouse. This is a ball which
is half inserted and by
moving fingers on the ball,
the pointer can be moved.
Since the whole device is not moved, a track ball requires less space than a
mouse. A track ball comes in various shapes like a ball, a button, or a
square.
 Scanner
Scanner is an input device, which
works more like a photocopy
machine. It is used when some
information is available on paper and
it is to be transferred to the hard disk
of the computer for further
manipulation.
Scanner captures images from the

source which are then converted into

a digital form that can be stored on the disk. These images can be edited
before they are printed.
 Digitizer
Digitizer is an input device
which converts analog
information into digital
form. Digitizer can convert
a signal from the television
or camera into a series of
numbers that could be
stored in a computer. They
can be used by the
computer to create a
picture of whatever the
camera had been pointed at.
Digitizer is also known as Tablet or Graphics Tablet as it converts graphics

and pictorial data into binary inputs. A graphic tablet as digitizer is used
for fine works of drawing and image manipulation applications.
 Microphone
Microphone is an input
device to input sound that
is then stored in a digital
form.
The microphone is used for

various applications such
as adding sound to a
multimedia presentation or
for mixing music.

 Magnetic Ink Card Reader (MICR)

MICR input device is generally used in
banks as there are large number of cheques
to be processed every day. The bank's code
number and cheque number are printed on
the cheques with a special type of ink that
contains particles of magnetic material that
are machine readable.
This reading process is called Magnetic Ink

Character Recognition (MICR). The main
advantage of MICR is that it is fast and less
error prone.
 Optical Character Reader

(OCR)
OCR is an input device used to read a
printed text.
OCR scans the text optically, character

by character, converts them into a
machine readable code, and stores the
text on the system memory.
 Bar Code Readers

Bar Code Reader is a device
used for reading bar coded
data (data in the form of light
and dark lines). Bar coded data
is generally used in labelling
goods, numbering the books,
etc. It may be a handheld
scanner or may be embedded
in a stationary scanner.
Bar Code Reader scans a bar code image, converts it into an alphanumeric
value, which is then fed to the computer that the bar code reader is
connected to.

 Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

OMR is a special type
of optical scanner
used to recognize the
type of mark made
by pen or pencil. It is
used where one out
of a few alternatives
is to be selected and
marked.
It is specially used for checking the answer sheets of examinations having

multiple choice questions.
Source:
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SBR - Technical Education Training Center Inc.

Computer - Input Devices

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The function of the joystick is similar to that

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When the tip of a light pen is moved over

Scanner captures images from the

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Digitizer is also known as Tablet or Graphics Tablet as it converts graphics

The microphone is used for

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 Magnetic Ink Card Reader (MICR)

This reading process is called Magnetic Ink

 Optical Character Reader

OCR scans the text optically, character

 Bar Code Readers

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 Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

It is specially used for checking the answer sheets of examinations having

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