Inputs

• Inouts are things that yo put into a computer Eg. Software, key board, mouse

Sensors (general) in control and measuring applications

Temperature sensor: Automatic washing machines, automatic cookers, central heating

controllers, computer-controlled greenhouses, scientific experiments

and environmental monitoring.

Pressure sensor: Burglar alarms, automatic washing machines, robotics, production line

control, scientific experiments and environmental monitoring

Light sensor: Computer controlled greenhouses, burglar alarm systems, robotics,

production line control, scientific experiments and environmental

monitoring

Graphics tablet: Inputting freehand drawings or retouch photographs

Optical Mark Reader: Inputting pencil marks on a form such as a school register, candidate

exam answers, any application involving input of a choice of options

Optical Character Reader: :Inputting text to a computer ready for processing by another software package such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases etc.

Bar code Reader: Inputting code numbers from products at a POS terminal, library books
and membership numbers

Video camera: Inputting moving pictures, often pre-recorded, into a computer

Web cam Inputting moving pictures from a fixed position into a computer

Light pen: Where desktop space is limited, it is used instead of a mouse or for
drawing applications where a graphics tablet might be too big