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Input Devices

Input Devices(इनपुट डिवाइस )

Input device enables the user to send data, information or control signals to computer. Central processing unit of computer receives the input and processes it to produce output.
Some of the popular input devices are:
  1. Keyboard
  2. Mouse
  3. Scanner
  4. Joystick
  5. Light Pen
  6. Track ball
  7. Digitizer
  8. Microphone
  9. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
  10. Optical Character Reader (OCR)

Keyboard (कीबोर्ड )

It is a basic input device that is used to enter data by pressing keys. It has different sets of keys for letters, numbers, characters and functions. QWERTY keyboard is the commonly used keyboard to enter data.


keyboard

Mouse (माउस)

It is a hand held input device. It is used to move cursor or pointer across the screen. It generally has left and right button and a scroll wheel between them. Laptop computers come with a touch pad that works as a mouse. It lets you control the movement of cursor or pointer by moving your finger over the touchpad.
mouse

Scanner (स्कैनर )

Scanner uses the pictures and pages of text as input. It scans the picture or document. The scanned picture or document then converted into digital format or file and is displayed on the screen as output. Flatbed scanners are the commonly used scanners.


Scanner

Joystick (जोस्टिक)

It is also a pointing input device like the mouse. It is made up of a stick with spherical base. The base is fitted in socket that allows free movement of stick. The movement of stick controls the cursor or pointer on the screen.



Joystick

LIGHT PEN


Light pen is a computer input device that looks like a pen. The tip of light pen contains a light sensitive detector that enables the user to point to or select objects on the display screen. Its light sensitive tip detects the object location and sends the corresponding signals to the CPU. It also helps you draw on the screen if needed.



Light Pen

Track ball

It is a stationary input device that has ball mechanism to move the pointer or cursor on the screen. The ball is half inserted in the device and can be easily rolled with finger or thumb. The device has sensor to detect the rotation of ball. It is an ideal device if you have limited desk space as you don?t need to move it like a mouse.


Track ball

Digitizer

It is a computer input device that has flat surface and usually comes with a stylus. It enables the user to draw images and graphics like we draw on paper with a pencil. The images or graphics drawn on the digitizer appear on the display screen. It can be used to capture handwritten signatures and data or images from taped papers.

Digitizer

Microphone

Microphone is a computer input device that is used to input the sound. It receives the sound, converts it into audio signals. The audio signals are converted into digital data and stored in the computer. The microphone also enables the user to telecommunicate with others. It is also used to add sound to presentations and with webcams for video conferencing.


Microphone

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

MICR computer input device is designed to read the text printed with magnetic ink. It is widely used in banks to process the cheques. The details on the bottom of the cheque (MICR No.) are written with magnetic ink. The device reads the details and sends to computer for processing. It can process three hundred cheques in a minute with hundred-percent accuracy.


MICR

Optical Character Reader (OCR)

OCR computer input device is designed to convert the scanned images of handwritten, typed or printed text into digital text. It is widely used in offices and libraries to convert documents and books into electronic files. The converted documents can be edited if required.




OCR












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