General Input
Audio, Motion and Video Input
Scanners and reading devices
Pointing Devices
Data Capture Devices
100

A device which uses keys to enter data and information into the computer

What is the keyboard

100
A microphone without a cable
What is a cordless microphone
100
Commonly used for video chatting
What is a webcam
100

A touch sensitive display that users provide input by touching the screen with a finger or stylus

What is a touch screen?

100

a set of short parallel lines in contrasting colours that can be read by a laser wand

What is a barcode

200
Keyboard designed to minimize discomfort caused by long periods of typing
What is a Ergonomic Keyboard
200

The kind of input that uses air gestures to guide on-screen elements 

What is motion input?

200

An optical reader that uses laser beams to read an identification code with vertical lines and spaces

What is a barcode reader

200
A device that detects movement on a physical surface
What is a touchpad
200
Reads an ID code from a small tag using short range radio frequency communication. The ID code is stored in ROM.
What is an RFID Tag reader
300
Connection methods used by a wireless keyboard to connect to the desired device
What are Bluetooth and WiFi
300
Converts sound vibrations into analogue signals
What does a microphone do
300
Creates backup copies of paper documents, and saves them to a computer as image files
What is a scanner
300

A mouse that uses Bluetooth technology to transmit data using wireless technology

What is wireless mouse?

300

Used to read the stripe on the back of debit, credit, and hotel room cards.

What is a magnetic stripe reader

400

The keys which are labeled with the letter F followed by a number and are special keys found on the top of the keyboard and used to issues commands on a computer

What are function keys?

400
What a microphone cable connects to
What is a sound card
400
Saves film clips to an SD card
What is a video camera
400
Designed with a wide range of controls and buttons, and used in games
What is a gaming mouse
400
Uses a chip and pin to quickly pass credit card information.
What is a smart card reader
500

An input device that contains keys that allows you to enter data and instructions (input) into the memory of a computer

What is a Keyboard

500

Voice input

The process of entering input to a computer using a microphone

500

Used by CXC for students taking an exam to read hand drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles

What is OMR device?

500
A device that uses sensors to connect movement in its lever and is used to control a wide variety of things, such as wheelchairs and games
What is a joystick
500
Integrated with pattern matching software, and a retina scanner that can read information about a person.
What is biometric data capture device