Unit2 IGCSE ICT Devices

a camera that takes a picture and stores it digitally so that it can be transferred to and processed by a computer or other device.

• Digital camera
• Applications software
• Quick Response Codes (QR)
• Webcam

a printer which uses numerous tiny dots to make up each printed character. It works by hitting tiny pins against an inked ribbon to make the dots on the page, so this makes this type of printer noisy.

• Dot matrix printer
• Digital camera
• Applications software
• Quick Response Codes (QR)

a computerised till which can be used for stock control.

• EPOS (Electronic point of sale)
• Dot matrix printer
• Digital camera
• Applications software

an output device which draws by moving a pen. Useful for scale drawings and is used mainly with CAD packages.

• Plotter / Graph plotter
• EPOS (Electronic point of sale)
• Dot matrix printer
• Digital camera

an input device which consists of shapes and commands on a tablet which can be selected by the user by touching. The use of a graphics tablet means that more space is left on the screen for a plan or diagram.

• Graphics tablet
• Plotter / Graph plotter
• EPOS (Electronic point of sale)
• Dot matrix printer

printer that works by spraying ink through nozzles onto the paper.

• Ink-jet printer
• Graphics tablet
• Plotter / Graph plotter
• EPOS (Electronic point of sale)

the hardware device used to feed the input data into an ICT system such as a keyboard or a scanner.

• Input device
• Ink-jet printer
• Graphics tablet
• Plotter / Graph plotter

input device used instead of the cursor keys or mouse as a way of producing movement on the screen.

• Joystick
• Input device
• Ink-jet printer
• Graphics tablet

printer which uses a laser beam to form characters on the paper.

• Laser printer
• Joystick
• Input device
• Ink-jet printer

technology used with thin flat screens.

• LCD (liquid crystal display)
• Laser printer
• Joystick
• Input device