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INPUT - Coggle Diagram
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Pen input
you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw, make selections
Graphic tablet/ digitizer an electronic plastic board that detects & converts movements of stylus/digital pen into signals that are sent to the computer
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Audio input process of entering any sound into the computer (eg; speech, musics)
Video input process of capturing full-motion images & storing them on a computer/mobile device's storage medium
Scanners a light-sensing input device that reads printed text & graphics, translates the result into a form the computer can process
Types
- flatbed scanner
- hand-held scanner
- sheet-fed scanner
- drum scanner
Webcam a type of DV camera that enables users to make video call, conduct video conferences etc
Reading devices
Optical reader a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, codes then convert them into a form the computer can process
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RFID uses radio signals to communicate w a tag attached to an object
RFID reader reads info via radio waves
Magnetic-stripe readers read the magnetic stripe on the back of cards (eg; bank cards, id cards, etc)
Magnetic ink character recognition devices (MICR) read text printed with magnetized ink
MICR used by banking industry for cheque processing