Input Devices

• Any questions from the reading or quizzes?

More!

• The book did not cover many types of input devices. Can you think of any more?

Numeric Keypad

Trackerball

Joystick

PIN Pad, Magnetic Stripe Reader

• Usually found in ATMs (Automatic Teller Machine)

• PIN – Personal Identification Number

Chip Reader

Digital Camera

Microphone

OMR/OCR

Bar Code Reader

Webcam

Output

• List every way you can imagine!

CRT

• Cathode Ray Tube

TFT

• Thin Film Transistor

Projector

Printer

Speakers

Control Devices

• Motor

• Buzzer

• Heater

• Lights

Why is all this important?

Stephen Hawking

• What special input and output devices would be useful to him?

• Explain fully: WHY are the choices you make correct?

Homework

• On the webpage again: www.unphotogenic.org/ICT

• Write three paragraphs, each one on a new situation needing a different set of input and output devices.

Skills Needed

• MS Word– Headers and Footers– Font Selection– Font Size

Headers and Footers

• At the top and bottom of EVERY page.

• You only set them up once; they will automatically be placed on every page.

• Instructions on the website.

Fonts

• Font – what the text looks like– Style – choose something professional

• Arial is good• Times New Roman is good, too

• Never, ever use Comic Sans. It is NOT professional.

– Size – Measured in “points.”• 12 point font is usually used.