Input Devices

Input devices

Drawing Tablet- A graphics tablet is an input device used by artists which allows one to draw a picture onto a computer screen without having to utilize a mouse or keyboard

Mouse- The computer mouse is considered an input device. With a click of a button, the mouse sends information to the computer. The computer mouse is an interesting device that offers an alternative way to interact with the computer beside a keyboard

Keyboard- The keyboard is an input device designed to enter text, characters and other commands into the computer

Microphone- An input device containing a transducer for converting sound waves into electrical signals that can then be amplified, transmitted, and output through a speaker

Joystick- A computer input device that was used to play games on computers. It usually had a handle with a firing button on the top, or where the trigger finger is.

Scanner- A scanner is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.

Mobile Phone- A mobile phone, cell phone and a hand phone is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area.

Digital Camera- A digital camera is an input device which allows a user to take pictures and import them into the computer and also import into professional picture editing software’s such as photoshop and GIMP to apply effects.