Joystick:- It is a pointing device. Which acts like a trackball. A stick is attached to the ball. So that the ball can be rotated easily. There is a click button on the top of the stick. By which an icon or text etc. is selected. It is used in Video Games, Simulator Training, Robot Control etc. It makes playing video games easy and fun.
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Joystick |
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Lightpen |
Types of Scanner :-
1. Flat bed Scanner
2. Hand Held Scanner
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Scanner |
The barcode was invented in 1940 by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
In India, in 1998, the National Information Industrial Work Force made the use of barcodes mandatory on all products.
The barcode reader uses a laser beam and enters the data through the reflected rays into the computer. Nowadays barcode is also being used in bank and post office.
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Barcode Reader |
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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
OMR :- OMR is an input device. Which reads special types of signs / symbols and makes them usable by the computer. Nowadays it is used for checking objective answer sheets.
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OMR |
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OCR |
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Web Camera |
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Touch Screen |
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Microphone (Mic) |
Speech Recognition System :- It is an input device. Through which the data can be put into the computer by speaking. In the Speech Recognition System, the words spoken by humans can be recognized and displayed on the computer screen in the form of text. It can also be used to control the activities of the computer by giving verbal commands.
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Speech Recognition System |
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Card Reader |
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