Data Entry Devices

Is a piece of hardware that is used to enter data into a computer system.

• Input device

• Automatic input device

• Manual input device

The most common of Manual input device is:

• Scanner

• Sensor

• Keyboard or mouse.

The types of Input device:

• Automatic only

• Manual only

• Automatic and Manual

Features of Automatic input device:

• quicker than manual input devices.

• Quicker and make fewer mistakes than manual.

• Make fewer mistakes than manual.

Which one of these options is an example of Automatic input device:

• Digital camera

• Microphone

• Barcode reader

Which one of these options is an example of Manual input device:

• Scanner

• Webcam

• Sensor

To process data that has been input computers primarily use...

• a CPU

• a GPU

• Microcontroller

Input devices which do not require typing to input data in to the computer are called :

• Output devices

• Pointing devices

• Software devices

Devices that enter data and instructions into the computer are called output devices.

• True

• False

Input device that is used to record voice, music and sound into the computer is :

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Microphone