ITGS: Input Devices

Input device used to record video, often found in laptop computers.

• Trackball

• Voice recognition

• Webcam

• Sensors

Input devices used to measure physical traits, such as sound, heat, or light.

• Trackball

• Voice recognition

• Webcam

• Sensors

Use of software to convert spoken words into text.

• Voice recognition

• Voice control

• Microphone

• Stylus

Use of spoken commands to control a computer.

• Voice recognition

• Voice control

• Microphone

• Stylus

Input device used in conjunction with touch screens, which sends a digital signal to a compatible touchscreen, which interprets the pressure as drawing on the screen.

• Touch pad

• Scanner

• Sensors

• Stylus

Input device commonly found on laptops instead of a mouse in the form of a small panel containing different touch-sensitive areas.

• Touch pad

• Scanner

• Sensors

• Stylus

Input devices that reads simple multiple-choice style answers by looking for marks on the paper.

• Magnetic stripe readers

• Optical Character Recognition

• Optical Mark Recognition

• Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Input device that reads text written in special magnetic ink. Often used at the bottom of checks.

• Magnetic stripe readers

• Optical Character Recognition

• Optical Mark Recognition

• Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Input device that reads printed text, scans it, and converts it to text that can be edited in a word processor.

• Magnetic stripe readers

• Optical Character Recognition

• Optical Mark Recognition

• Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Input device used for games playing and flight simulators.

• Game controllers

• Joystick

• Keyboards

• Multimedia keyboard