2. Overview Peripherals and Input Technologies Pointing Devices Pen-Based Computing Speech Recognition Systems Optical Scanning Other Input Technologies
3. Peripherals and Input Technologies:Pointing Devices Mouse Trackball Pointing Stick “Trackpoint” Touch Pad Touch Screen
4. Peripherals and Input Technologies:Pen-Based Computing Handheld devices PDAs Use of a stylus Alphanumeric input style
5. Peripherals and Input Technologies:Speech Recognition Systems Earlier, discrete speech recognition Now, continuous speech recognition Required training for accuracy and precision
6. Peripherals and Input Technologies:Optical Scanning Devices Scanners Text/graphics digitized inputs Optical Character Recognition Scanners & Wands Bar code reading
7. Peripherals and Input Technologies:Other Input Technologies Digital cameras & video cameras Magnetic stripe coating Smart cards Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) i.e. Banking industry
8. Conclusion Active role in today’s technological world Enhancing computer systems Enables multitasking with ease
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