IGCSE Computer Science 0478: Input devices
Students learn what input devices are, why computers need them, and how keyboards, mice, microphones, cameras, scanners and touch screens capture data, including how to choose a suitable one.
One content description from the full IGCSE Computer Science 0478 — 3.2 Input and Output Devices journey. All 17 modules below are in that journey too, with the same content — add just these to a class, or the whole strand.
Modules (17)
1
Input, process, output and storage
2
Input devices
3
Keyboard
4
Optical mouse
5
Microphone
6
Digital camera
7
Barcode scanner
8
QR code scanner
9
Barcodes compared with QR codes
10
Touch screen
11
Resistive touch screen
12
Capacitive touch screen
13
Infra-red touch screen
14
Comparing resistive, capacitive and infra-red touch screens
15
2D scanner
16
3D scanner
17
Choosing a suitable input device for a context
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