Input Output Devices
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit the students should be able to:
- Identify the following input devices: keyboards, numeric keypads, pointing devices (including mouse, touch pad and tracker ball), remote controls, joysticks, touch screens, magnetic stripe readers, chip readers, PIN pads, scanners, digital cameras, microphones, sensors, graphics tablet, MICR, OMR, OCR, barcode readers, video cameras, web cams, light pens;
- Identify suitable uses of the input devices stating the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Identify the following output devices: monitors (CRT, TFT), projectors, printers (laser, ink jet and dot matrix), plotters, speakers, control devices – motors, buzzers, lights, heaters;
- Identify suitable uses of the output devices stating the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Revision Notes
Article Count:
2
Interactive Quizzes
Article Count:
8
