1. Hardware
Lesson 8

2. Hardware Devices
Use bubbl.us to create a mind map of hardware devices categorised as follows:
Input
Output
Storage

3. Lesson Goals
 Understand hardware used to digitise paper-based documents
 Know the process of digitising using different devices
 Be able to explain file formats used for exporting
#hardware
#digitise

4. How can we digitise a
pre-production document?
Think of the hardware you could use...

5. Digitising
Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
 Digitising means converting documents into a digital format for a computer.
 The hardware required to make a document digital may include:
 Computer
 Scanner
 Camera
 Graphic Tablet
#hardware
#digitise

6. Computer
Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
 This devices allows you to connect all
of the other devices to it.
 The user can operate all of the other
devices using the keyboard and mouse
connected to a computer.
 Computers are intuitive which means
they are easy to use.
 The biggest drawback of this device is
that it is quite an expensive device.
#hardware
#digitise

7. Scanner
Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
 A scanner can be connected to a
computer to let someone create a
digital version of an image.
 Documents that are scanned can be
digitised at a high quality depending
on the level the user selects when
scanning.
 The biggest problem with this device
is that it is slow at actually digitising
documents.
Do NOT call this a photocopier!
#hardware
#digitise

8. Camera
Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
 A camera is a very easy method of
digitising pre-production documents
at an acceptable quality.
 The process of taking a photograph
and transferring it to the computer is
very straight forward.
 The quality of the digital images
taken with a camera will not be as
good as pre-production documents
that have been scanned.
#hardware
#digitise

9. Graphics Tablet
Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
 Graphics tablets allow a user to draw
on a computer easier than using a
mouse.
 A stylus is used in the same way a
pen or pencil could be used when
drawing on paper.
 The quality of images produced with
a graphics table can be good but is
limited by drawing ability of the user.
#hardware
#digitise

10. Understand hardware & software
Export files in different formats
Your Task
 Add this table to your revision guide and fill in the blanks:
Device Used for
Digitising
How does it let
you digitise?
What are the
benefits?
What are the
drawbacks?

11. Key Words
 Digitise
 The process of converting documents
into a digital format for a computer.
 Hardware
 Physical equipment that can be used
e.g. Computer, Keyboard, Mouse.