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Chapter 5
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Concepts Support CD: Overview of Input Devices and Other Everyday Input Devices
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Input Devices
The keyboard is the most common input device. Types of keyboards include:
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Pointing Devices
Pointing devices are mainly used to choose and enter commands Pointing devices tend to have PS/2 connectors or USB connectors
PS/2 connector fits into a PS/2 port, which a small round socket with small holes that fit the pins on the connector
USB connectors fit into USB ports, and these are small rectangular openings on the back or front of your computer, or even on your keyboard or monitor
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Pointing Devices
Mouse
Mechanical Optical
mouse
mouse mouse
Wireless
Trackball Touchpad
Pointing stick
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Scanners
Styluses Microphones Digital cameras Web cams
Scanner
Scanner
is a light sensitive device that helps you copy or capture images, photos, and artwork that exist on paper. Types of scanners include:
Flatbed
Microphones
Microphones are used to input audio Three main types of microphones are:
Desktop
Digital Cameras
Resolution is measured in megapixels Higher the resolution, better the image quality, but the more expensive the camera
Web Cams
Web cam is a video camera that can be used to take images for uploading to the Web
Monitors
CRTs Flat-panel displays
Gas plasma LCD (liquid crystal display)
Passive matrix Active matrix
Called TFT (thin film transistor) Separate transistor for every pixel
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Screen Talk
Screen size measured as a diagonal line across the screen from corner to opposite corner Resolution the number of pixels displayed on the screen (the higher the resolution, the closer together the dots) Pixels (or picture element) dots that make up the image on your screen Dot pitch is the distance between the centers of a pair of like-colored pixels Refresh rate the speed with which a monitor redraws the image of the screen, and is measured in hertz
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Printers
Inkjet most popular
Makes images by forcing droplets through nozzles Top speed is 20 pages per minute
Laser
Forms images using an electrostatic process Prints between 3 and 30 pages per minute
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Printers - Cont
Resolution of a printer is the number of dots per inch (dpi) it produces. Higher the resolution, better the image, and usually the more costly the printer
Printers - Cont.
Multifunction printer:
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Speakers
A speaker is a device that produces computer output as sound Speakers are common devices in computer systems Examples include:
Storage
Primary storage
Volatile Temporary
Secondary storage
Nonvolatile Permanent
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Floppy Disks
Diskettes Floppies Portable storage media Floppy disk drives (FDD)
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Hard Disks
Use thicker, metallic platters for storage Faster than a floppy diskette Large capacity
Sensitive instruments
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Capacity
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Hard-Disk Cartridges
Removable hard disks
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Hard-Disk Packs
Removable Massive storage capacity Common in mainframes Resembles stack of vinyl records
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Hard-Disk Pack
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Performance Enhancements
Disk caching Redundant arrays of inexpensive disks (RAID) File compression and decompression
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Optical Disks
Compact Permanent storage Laser beams reflect off pits Two common types
CD DVD
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Compact Disc
Optical format From 650 MB to 1 GB capacity Rotation speeds vary Types
Read only: CD-ROM Write once: CD-R Rewriteable: CD-RW Picture CDs and Photo CDs
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DataPlay
Optical disk Write once format Quarter size
500 MB capacity Holds 5 hours of CD-quality sound
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Solid-State Storage
Flash memory cards
Widely used in notebook computers Used to record MP3 music files
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Magnetic Tape
External storage Provides sequential access
Information stored in sequence Slower than disks which provide direct access
Magnetic tape streamers or tape cartridges used by both mainframes and microcomputers
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