1. Hardware Input & Output Devices Adam Morte Van Logan Tom Rollino

2. Types of Output Monitor Printer Audio Overhead Projectors Graphic Plotters Disk Drives & Disks

3. Types of Monitors Curved Display CRT + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion + Reliable & Affordable - Most likely to cause eyestrain - Requires desk Flat Display CRT + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion + Bright picture & rich colors + Cutting edge technology - Moderately priced - Requires Desk Space LCD Flat Panel + Flat screen reduces glare & distortion + Slim profile/conserves desk space + Cutting edge technology + Less likely to cause eyestrain + Use less energy - Expensive

4. Monitors Major Brands Dell Hewlett Packard Samsung ViewSonic Sony NEC *Prices according to www.MSN.com most popular 19” Monitorswww.MSN.com Prices $224.99 $260.59 $169.99 $165.80 $169.00

5. Types of Printers Daisy-Wheel Printer Dot-Matrix Printer Ink-Jet Printer Laser Printer Braille Printer

6. Printers Canon Hewlett Packard Epson Brother Kodak * prices coming from most popular printers according to www.MSN.com www.MSN.com $119.99 $48.49 $88.90 $39.99 $55.00

7. Audio Output Speakers Logitech$110.73 Altec Lansing$139.00 JBL$44.90 Klipsch$114.22 Bose $175.00 Headphones - Give sound output from the computer - An alternative to speakers * prices coming from most popular speakers according to www.MSN.com www.MSN.com PRICED FROM $30-$800

8. Recommendations Speakers Differences: How many, watts, sound quality, looks. High end= Bose ($100 2pc.-$250+ set) Low end= Logiteck (59 3pc. - $102+ set) Monitors Differences: LCD, CRT, Size, Screen (wide or square), Pivot What to look for: “response time” 2-16 (12 or lower) “contrast ratio” 150-1600 High end: Samsung, NEC (gloss finish on screen)

9. Recommendations Printers Differences: Inkjet, Laser, all in one, wireless. What to look for: Office-> pages per minute (laser 20-40+) Pictures-> resolution dots per inch HP currently rules the market Projectors Differences: look, size, mountability. What to look for: Contrast ratio (400:1 - 4,000:1)

10. Types Of Input Pointing devices Keyboards Gaming devices Image Input devices

11. Pointing Devices Mouse Trackball Touchpad

12. Prices Types Wireless mouse Touchpad Trackball Prices $29.99 to $99.99 $25.00 to $52.90 $21.99 to $99.99

13. How it works A computer hardware component Allows user to input spatial data to computer Controlled by using physical gestures - Point, click, drag

14. Keyboards Standard Keyboards Wireless Keyboards Gaming Keyboards

15. Prices Types Standard Keyboard Wireless Keyboard Gaming Keyboard Prices $15.99 to $61.99 $59.00 to $199.00 $59.99 to $99.99

16. Uses of Keyboards Designed for the input of text and characters Used to control the operations of a computer “QWERTY” based keyboards used for efficiency

17. Gaming devices Joystick Yoke Game pad

18. Prices Types Joystick Yoke Game pad Prices $29.99 to $249.99 $118.99 to $131.99 $21.99 to $39.99

19. Uses for Gaming devices Joystick- two dimensional pointing device used to control games Yoke- allows users to simulate flying games Game pad- used for gaming devices such as Playstation

20. Image Input Devices Image Scanner Web Cam

21. Prices Types Image Scanner Web Cam Prices $89.99 to $889.99 $17.99 to $129.99

22. Uses of Image input devices A scanner analyzes an image to produce a digital image Document scanning Use low resolution 150dpi to 300dpi Web cam Allows for video conferencing Can be accessed through the web, instant messaging, or pc calling application

23. Recommendations Webcam $30 - $150 Differences: Face tracking, computer type, light sensitivity What to look for: minimum of 1.3 mega pixels for still shots, make sure it works for your computer type. (Most have built in Microphones and newer computers come with one installed.)

24. Recommendations Mouse $10 - $100 Differences: Wire, wireless, Bluetooth, Design. Professional: Multimedia Presenter $80 Gaming: No wireless!

25. Recommendations Microphone (Rarely come alone. most of the time in computer, webcam, or headset.) Differences: USB, Wire, Mount style (table top, monitor mount), Headset. Logitech is top brand Gamers: Headphone/Microphone combo

26. Recommendations Keyboard Differences: Wire, wireless, keyboard/mouse combo, link buttons (my favorites, mail, calendar, etc.), LCD screens, Blue tooth. New computer: go with combo Gamer: custom keyboard, LCD screen Scanner Differences: all-in-one, alone What to look for: resolution

27. Rules Of Thumb Bang for your buck = Most of the top name brands have high and low ends of each product. Buy generic… Find a size, style, and functionality that fits YOU.