Computer Hardware Concepts Input - Output Thad Crews Western Kentucky University
Input – Process – Output
Input – Process – Output Keyboard Mouse PROCESS OUTPUT
Input – Process – Output Keyboard Mouse PROCESS CPU Memory OUTPUT
Input – Process – Output Keyboard Mouse PROCESS CPU Memory OUTPUT Monitor Printer
Input Devices Keyboards Pointing Devices Scanning Devices Image Capturing Devices Audio-Input Devices
Input Devices Keyboards Traditional keyboards Ergonomic keyboards Wireless keyboards PDA keyboards Virtual keyboards (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0qARDGJj1w
Input Devices Pointing Devices Mice Trackball Touch pad Pointing stick Mechanical Optical Cordless or Wireless Trackball Touch pad Pointing stick Joystick Touch Screen Stylus
The Original Palm Pilot
Input Devices Scanning Devices Optical scanners Barcode readers RFID Flatbed scanner Portable scanner Scantron reader Barcode readers RFID Magnetic readers Proximity readers
Input Devices Scanning Devices Optical scanners Barcode readers RFID Flatbed scanner Portable scanner Scantron Barcode readers RFID Magnetic readers Proximity readers
Input Devices Scanning Devices Optical scanners Barcode readers RFID Flatbed scanner Portable scanner Scantron Barcode readers RFID Magnetic readers Proximity readers
Input Devices Image Capturing Devices Digital Cameras Digital Video Cameras Web cams
Input Devices Audio/Input Devices Voice recognition
How Cool Is This? www.Gigapan.org http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=17217 Created by a digital camera on a robotic arm, then all the images are compiled into one Gigapan image. Link to http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=17217 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeGPR1NolUg&feature=related
OUTPUT (monitor, printer, what else?) INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT Monitor Printer
Monitor Output Monitor resolution is called “soft copy” and is measured in pixel dimensions (e.g. 1280 x 1024) CRT displays are being replaced by flat screen technology
Connecting Display Devices standard monitor port S-video port Digital Video Interface (DVI) port
Connecting Display Devices
Printer Output Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi)
IBM’s Flexible Display (in development)
Disney’s Soaring ride Riders of Disney’s Soaring ride smell fragrances of orange blossom, pine forest, and sea air as the scenery flies below the passengers. Similarly, Disney’s It's Tough to Be a Bug 3D movie theater releases an unpleasant odor to coincide with a stink bug on-screen.
The Road Ahead??? Microsoft Surface 2008 (YouTube) Microsoft Surface 2 Demo - CES 2011 (YouTube) Technology Future Vision (YouTube)