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Alternative Input Devices
Part B
There will be a test on this information (both part a & b).
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Communications (Digital)
• Wireless communication is the ability to send data or video without being connected to a wire, either by telephone or handheld computer.
• Communications connectivity refers to a program device’s ability to link with other programs and devices.
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Digital Camcorder• Produces video recordings with highly
accurate color and crisp clear resolution• The image can be saved as a data file.• View recordings on a regular TV or copy
them to VHS tape (Today can record directly to DVD-R or DVD-RW disk)
• Send MPEG video clips by way of e-mail to a mobile phone or PDA
• Immediate feedback from the LCD screen• Stores still images or short video clips on
flash memory card
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Digital Camera• Resembles a traditional camera• Images are recorded and stored in digital form• Captured pictures are stored on floppy disk,
memory stick, smart media, or flash memory• Immediate feedback using a LCD screen • Images can be transferred into a word
document, e-mail, or posted on a web site
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Scanners• Can read text printed on paper and transmit
the information into a form the computer can use and edit.
• If you printed a paper that you had written for your English class and noticed that you made some mistakes, how would you correct your mistakes if you did not save your file?
• Flatbed scanners and handheld scanners.
• Barcode scanners read bar codes that allow tracking of assets and inventory, checking items in, maintaining physical inventory and controlling fixed assets in a business.
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Magnetic ScannerMagnetic Scanner
Photo andPhoto and Negative Negative ScannerScanner
Business Card Business Card ScannerScanner
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Smart Cards• Contain electronic memory and
embedded memory
• Stores cash in digital form
• Stores patients medical records
• Used for government identification
• Found in mobile phones and vending machines
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Media Storage
• Hard disk, flash drive, CD-ROM• Pen drive is another name for a USB flash drive.• Access is the act of reading data from or writing
to a storage device.• Fire wire devices (Drives) are very fast external
bus standards that support data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps?
• A flash drive that is plugged into the USB port instantly gives an additional hard drive.
(floppy disk-old storage)
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GPS• GPS uses reference points to calculate positions
accurate to a matter of meters. These points are called man-made stars.
• It is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and ground stations.
• By using three satellites, it can calculate the longitude and latitude of the receiver based on where and how many spheres intersect.
• Satellite navigation system
• Help with driving directions
• Found in personal cars and emergency vehicles
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Biometric Devices
• Authentication techniques for thumb prints, retina scan, and finger prints. (physical characteristics)
• Enhances security and privacy
• Widely used in business and industry
• Eliminates the need for passwords
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Speech Recognition
• Speech recognition is the act of talking to a computer and the computer obeys the commands and translates the speech into written text.
• A microphone that is attached to a headset allows the input sound into a computer.
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PDA – Handheld Computers• A PDA is a portable computer small
enough to be held in one’s hand.
• It can be used to beam messages, read a book, keep track of appointments, and maintain a contact list.
• Stylus or touch screen used to input data
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Notebook Computer
• Notebook is another name for laptop
• The principal difference between a notebook computer and a personal computer is portability.
• Plasma, high contrast, and LCD displays are used in flat screen monitors and portable computers.
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Tablet
• A tablet can be written on with a special-purpose pen or stylus and then translate handwriting into text.
• Selections can be made on a touch screen using a pen, stylus, or finger.
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WACOM Tablet
• To use for a signature
• To draw and/or edit pictures
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Web Cam/Cell Phone/Web TV
• The Web camera broadcasts images through the Internet.
• The cell phone also allows users to access the Internet by wireless communication.
• The Web TV is a small box with a keyboard that connects to a telephone line and television.
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Probes• Probes are devices used by
scientists with a computer to translate data received.
• Handwriting recognition uses a technique by a computer system to recognize characters and other symbols written by hand.
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Questions
• Do you have any questions?
• Reminder: You are responsible for the information that has been covered.