A hardware device that sends information into the CPU. or hardware devices that helps the user to make inputs to the computer. Without any Input Devices a computer would simply be a display device and not allow users to interact with it, much like a TV. Below is a listing of different types of computer Input Devices
Ex:
· Keyboard
· Mouse
· Joysticks
· Scanner
· Light Pen
· Web
· Microphone
· Digital Camera
· Optical Character Recognition reader (OCR)
· Optical Mark Recognition reader (OMR)
· Barcode Reader
· Magnetic Ink Character Recognition reader (MICR)
· Magnetic Strips Reader
· Keyboards ...
· Joysticks ...
· Mouse ...
· Scanner ...
· UV Scanner ...
· Light Pens ...
· Web
· Microphones ...
· Digital Camera ...
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) It is a technology that involves reading type written, computer printed or hand written character's from ordinary documents and translating the images into a form that the computer can understand. Most OCR devices include a small optical scanner for reading characters and sophisticated software for analyzing what is read.
· Optical Mark Recognition reader (OMR) ...
· Barcode Reader ...
· Magnetic Ink Character Recognition reader (MICR) ...
· Magnetic Strips Reader ...
