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A common computer input device, a keyboard. A user presses a key which transfers information to a computer. In computing, an input device is a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or information appliance.
Pointing-device text input (2 C, 13 P) S. Surface computing (12 P) T. Touchscreens (5 C, 16 P) W. Webcams (2 C, 31 P) Pages in category "Computing input devices"
A graphic tablet. A graphics tablet (also known as a digitizer, digital graphic tablet, pen tablet, drawing tablet, external drawing pad or digital art board) is a computer input device that enables a user to hand draw or paint images, animations and graphics, with a special pen-like stylus, similar to the way a person draws pictures with a pencil and paper by hand.
Typing on a laptop keyboard. A computer keyboard is a built-in or peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard [1] [2] which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.
It includes input devices that are notable and whose primary function is to control how the video games are played. Regional variants and models containing insignificant changes are not included. Regional variants and models containing insignificant changes are not included.
Menus allow the user to execute commands by selecting from a list of choices. Options are selected with a mouse or other pointing device within a GUI. A keyboard may also be used. Menus are convenient because they show what commands are available within the software. This limits the amount of documentation the user reads to understand the ...
Devices for communication between computers, such as modems and network cards, typically perform both input and output operations. Any interaction with the system by an interactor is an input and the reaction the system responds is called the output. The designation of a device as either input or output depends on perspective.
Closeup of a touchpad on an Acer CB5-311 laptop Closeup of a touchpad on a MacBook 2015 laptop. A touchpad or trackpad is a type of pointing device.Its largest component is a tactile sensor: an electronic device with a flat surface, that detects the motion and position of a user's fingers, and translates them to 2D motion, to control a pointer in a graphical user interface on a computer screen.