1. Input Chapter 5 Introduction to IT Darlene Ringhand

3. What is Input? Keyboard Mouse Biometric input Data collection devices RFID readers Magnetic Stripes Stylus Microphone Camera

4. Keyboard Why are the keys the way they are? QWERTY How are they different from a typewriter? What is an Ergonomic keyboard?

5. Mouse Track Ball Mouse Optical Mouse/Infrared Wireless Trackball (Q Ball) Touchpad Touchpoint/Pointing Stick Light Pen Touch Screen

7. Voice & Audio Input Microphone Voice recognition CD/DVD Download from legal sites

8. PDA’s, Smart Phones and Tablet PCs PDA - Stylus or finger to input Small Cell Phone Text messaging Instant Messaging Picture Messages Tablet PC’s Mobile and easy to use

9. Digital Cameras Studio Cameras Professional use Very Expensive Field Cameras Point and Shoot Cameras Usually used for personal use More affordable

10. Digital Camera Quality DPI Pixels Resolution Digital files

11. PC Video Cameras Allow you to talk and see another user at a different location. Mac uses I-Site program Camera cost is about $100 Web Cams Visit a web cam see the mountains in Colorado Visit a web cam

12. Scanners and Reading Devices Optical Scanners OCR – Optical character readers Reads text into a file and allows editing of the text Bar Code Readers Most retail stores Why are bar codes used? RFID Readers Retail – Why?

13. More Readers Magnetic Stripe Card Readers Credit Cards Drivers License URG IDs MICR Readers Magnetic ink character recognition Banks Data Collection

14. Terminals POS – Point of Sale Terminals Record purchases Process credit cards Update inventory ATMs Biometric Input Face Eye Finger Voice

15. How Popular are Biometrics? Page 264

16. Chapter 5 Featured Career Data Entry Clerk Education: High School Diploma or Associates Degree Pay $18,000 to $35,000 per year with experience Generally you need 2 years of experience

17. Mouse Creator Douglas Engelbart 1964 1974 Steve Jobs used it for Apple Today it is the most widely used pointing device Engelbart is currently director of Bootstrap Institute (He and his daughter founded it)