Input/Output Hardware Key Items

Input Hardware

  • Keyboard
  • Terminals
    • Dumb
    • Intelligent
    • Internet
  • Pointing Devices
    • Mouse
    • Trackball
    • Pointing Stick
    • Touchpad
    • Touch Screen
    • Pen Input
      • Light Pen
      • Digitizing Tablet
  • Source Data Entry
    • Scanners
    • Electronic Imaging
    • Bar Code Readers
    • Mark & Character Recognition
      • Optical Mark
      • Optical Character
      • MICR
    • Fax Machines
    • Audio Input Device
    • Video Input Card
    • Digital Camera
    • Voice-Recognition

Output Hardware

  • Soft Copy vs. Hard Copy
  • CRT vs. Flat-Panel Display (you are not responsible for the color and resolution standards)
  • Dot Pitch; Resolution; Refresh Rate
  • LCD
  • Impact vs. Non-Impact Printers
  • Dot-Matrix; Laser; Ink-Jet Printers; Thermal Printers; Multifunction Printers