Input Device

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An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it. The picture shows a Logitech trackball mouse, which is an example of an input device.
The most commonly used or primary input devices on a computer are the keyboard and mouse. However, there are dozens of other devices that can also be used to input data into the computer. Below is a list of input devices that can be utilized with a computer or a computing device.
  • Types of input devices
  • What are the input devices of my computer
  • What does an input device send to a computer?
  • Why does a computer need an input device?
  • Related input device pages.

Types of input devices

  • Audio conversion device
  • Barcode reader
  • Biometrics (e.g., fingerprint scanner)
  • Business Card Reader
  • Digital camera and Digital Camcorder
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Finger (with touchscreen or Windows Touch)
  • Gamepad, Joystick, Paddle, Steering wheel, and Microsoft Kinect
  • Gesture recognition
  • Graphics tablet
  • Keyboard
  • Light gun
  • Light pen
  • Magnetic ink (like the ink found on checks)
  • Magnetic stripe reader
  • Medical imaging devices (e.g., X-Ray, CAT Scan, and Ultrasound images)
  • Microphone (using voice speech recognition or biometric verification)
  • MIDI keyboard
  • MICR
  • Mouse, touchpad, or other pointing devices
  • Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
  • Paddle
  • Pen or Stylus
  • Punch card reader
  • Remote
  • Scanner
  • Sensors (e.g., heat and orientation sensors)
  • Sonar imaging devices
  • Touchscreen
  • Voice (using voice speech recognition or biometric verification)
  • Video capture device
  • VR helmet and gloves
  • Webcam
  • Yoke

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