Input device
An
input device is any hardware device that
sends data to the computer, without any input devices, a computer would only be a display device and not allow users to interact with it, much like a TV.
In the picture to the right, is a Logitech trackball mouse
and an example of
an input device. Below is a complete listing of all the different computer input devices
that can be used on a computer.
Types of input devices
- Audio conversion device
- Barcode reader
- Business Card Reader
- Digital camera / Digital Camcorder
- Finger (with touchscreen)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Gamepad / Joystick / Paddle / Steering wheel / Microsoft Kinect
- Graphics tablet
- Keyboard
- Magnetic-stripe reader
- Medical imaging devices (i.e. X-Ray, CAT Scan, and Ultrasound images)
- Microphone (using speech recognition)
- MIDI keyboard
- Mouse, touchpad, or other pointing device
- Remote
- Scanner
- Sonar imaging devices
- Touch screen
- Video capture device
- VR helmet and gloves
- Webcam
Keep in
mind that drives such as a CD-ROM,
DVD, and a Floppy diskette
drive may be capable of sending the computer information but they are
not input devices. These devices are considered
storage devices.
Also see: HID, Input, Input/output device, Keyboard definitions, Mouse definitions, Output device, Pointing device