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DC1-5
Chapter 5 - Input
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Motion-sensing mouse that, in addition to the typical buttons, allows you to control objects, media players, and slide shows by moving the mouse in predetermined directions through the air. | air mouse |
| Federal law that requires any company with 15 or more employees to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of physically challenged workers. | Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| Process of entering any sound, such as speech, music, and sound effects, into the computer. | audio input |
| Special-purpose terminal, connected to a host computer through a network that functions as a self-service banking machine. | automated teller machine (ATM) |
| Identification code consisting of either vertical lines and spaces of different widths or a two-dimensional pattern of dots, squares, and other images that represent a manufacturer and an item. | bar code |
| Optical reader that uses laser beams to read bar codes by using light patterns that pass through the bar code lines. See also barcode scanner. | bar code reader |
| Optical reader that uses laser beams to read bar codes by using light patterns that pass through the bar code lines. See also barcode reader. | bar code scanner |
| Device that translates a personal characteristic into a digital code that is compared with a digital code stored in a computer. | biometric device |
| Physiological or behavioral characteristic, such as fingerprints, hand geometry, facial features, voice, signatures, and eye patterns. | biometric identifier |
| Technology of authenticating a person’s identity by verifying a personal characteristic. | biometrics |
| Digital camera chip that generates an analog symbol that represents an image. | charge-coupled device |
| Touch-sensitive scroll pad on a portable media player that users rotate to browse through song, picture, or movie lists and press to play or pause media, display a menu, and other actions. | Click Wheel |
| Battery-powered keyboard that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves. See also wireless keyboard. | cordless keyboard |
| Battery-powered device that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves. See also wireless mouse. | cordless mouse |
| Symbol on a computer screen, usually a blinking vertical bar, that indicates where the next character a user types will appear. See also insertion point. | cursor |
| Flat electronic device divided into panels that users press with their feet in response to instructions from a music video game. | dance pad |
| Device that obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place. | data collection device |
| Mobile device that allows users to take pictures and stores the photographed images digitally, instead of on traditional film. | digital camera |
| Input device that allows users to write or draw on the screen by pressing the pen and issue instructions to a Tablet PC by tapping on the screen. | digital pen |
| Video camera that records video as digital signals instead of as analog signals. | digital video (DV) camera |
| Large-scale application term for a graphics tablet. See also graphics tablet. | digitizer |
| With digital cameras, refers to transferring a copy of images from the digital camera to the computer's hard disk. | download |
| Self-service DVD rental machine that connects to a host computer through a network. | DVD kiosk |
| Keyboard that has twelve function keys along the top; two Control (CTRL) keys and two Alternate (ALT) keys along the bottom; and a set of keys and additional keys between the typing area and the numeric keypad. | enhanced keyboard |
| Digital camera resolution calculated by a special formula that adds pixels between those generated by optical resolution. | enhanced resolution |
| Keyboard whose design reduces the chance of wrist or hand injuries. | ergonomic keyboard |
| The science of incorporating comfort, efficiency, and safety into the design of the workplace. | ergonomics |
| Biometric device that captures a live face image and compares it with a stored image to determine if the person is a legitimate user. | face recognition system |
| Portable digital camera with many lenses and other attachments. | field camera |
| Biometric device that captures curves and indentations of a fingerprint and compares them with those of a stored image. | fingerprint reader |
| Type of light-sensing input device that scans a document and creates a file of the document in memory instead of a paper copy. | flatbed scanner |
| Special keys programmed to issue commands to a computer. | function keys |
| Input device that directs movements and actions of on-screen objects in video and computer games. | game controller |
| Input device that controls the movement and actions of players or objects in video games or computer games. | gamepad |
| Keyboard designed specifically for users who enjoy playing games on the computer. | gaming keyboard |
| Computer’s capability of detecting human motion. | gesture recognition |
| Flat, rectangular, electronic, plastic board that is used to create drawings and sketches. | graphics tablet |
| Biometric device that measures the shape and size of a person’s hand and compares these measurements to stored measurements. | hand geometry system |
| Software that translates handwritten letters and symbols into characters that a computer or device can process. | handwriting recognition software |
| Pointer that is placed on a user’s head and can be used by a physically challenged person. | head-mounted pointer |
| Business practice that consists of capturing, storing, analyzing, displaying, printing, and manipulating images with scanners. | image processing |
| Storing and indexing electronic documents to provide access to exact reproductions of the original documents. | image processing system |
| Any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer. | input |
| Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer. | input device |
| Symbol on a computer screen, usually a blinking vertical bar, that indicates where the next character a user types will appear. See also cursor. | insertion point |
| Biometric device that uses iris recognition technology to read patterns in the iris of the eye. | iris recognition system |
| Handheld vertical lever mounted on a base used to control actions of a simulated vehicle or player. | joystick |
| Input device that contains keys users press to enter data and instructions into a computer. | keyboard |
| Metal or plastic plate placed over the keyboard that allows users to rest their hands on the keyboard without accidentally pressing any keys. | keyguard |
| Free-standing computer that usually includes a touch screen. | kiosk |
| Mouse type that uses a laser sensor. | laser mouse |
| Input device used in video and computer games to shoot targets and moving objects after you pull the trigger on the weapon. | light gun |
| Reading device that reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit, entertainment, bank, and other similar cards. See also magstripe reader. | magnetic stripe card reader |
| Technology that reads text printed with magnetized ink. | magnetic-ink character recognition |
| Reading device that reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit, entertainment, bank, and other similar cards. See also magnetic stripe card reader. | magstripe reader |
| Technology that reads text printed with magnetized ink. | MICR |
| Reading device that converts MICR characters into a form that a computer can process. | MICR reader |
| Touch screen with a 30-inch tabletop display that allows one or more people to interact with the screen using their fingers or hands. | Microsoft Surface |
| Input devices used with computer and video games that allow the user to guide on-screen elements by moving a handheld input device in predetermined directions through the air. | motion-sensing game controllers |
| Pointing device that fits comfortably under the palm of a user’s hand. | mouse |
| Capability that allows users to perform certain operations by holding a mouse button while moving the mouse in a particular pattern. | mouse gestures |
| Small symbol displayed on a computer screen whose location and shape changes as a user moves a mouse. | mouse pointer |
| One million pixels. | MP |
| Term used to describe touch screens that recognize multiple points of contact at the same time. | multi-touch |
| Software that allows users to record, compose, mix, and edit music and sounds. | music production software |
| Software that enables scanners to read and convert text documents into electronic files. | OCR (optical character recognition) software |
| Optical character recognition devices that include small optical scanners for reading characters and sophisticated software to analyze what is read. | OCR devices |
| Type of keyboard, sometimes used by physically challenged users, in which a graphic of a standard keyboard is displayed on the user’s screen. | on-screen keyboard |
| Optical reader technology that involves reading typewritten, computer-printed, or hand-printed characters from ordinary documents and translating the images to a form that a computer can process. | optical character recognition (OCR) |
| Optical reader technology that reads hand-drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles. | optical mark recognition (OMR) |
| Mouse that uses devices, such as optical sensors or lasers, that emit and sense light to detect the mouse’s movement. | optical mouse |
| Device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process. | optical reader |
| The actual photographed resolution at which a digital camera can capture a digital image. | optical resolution |
| Light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and then translates the results into a form the computer can process. | optical scanner |
| Digital video camera that enables a home or small business user to capture video and still images, send e-mail messages with video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the Internet, and make video telephone calls. | PC video camera |
| Input method in which you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw, and make selections. | pen input |
| Numeric password, either assigned by a company or selected by a user. | personal identification number (PIN) |
| Sheet-fed scanner model designed specifically for photos. | photo scanner |
| The smallest element in an electronic image. Short for picture element. | pixel |
| Number of pixels in one inch of screen display. | pixels per inch (ppi) |
| Affordable and lightweight camera that provides acceptable quality photographic images for home or small office users. | point-and-shoot camera |
| Small symbol displayed on a computer screen whose location and shape changes as a user moves a pointing device. | pointer |
| Input device that allows a user to control a pointer on the screen. | pointing device |
| Pressure-sensitive pointing device shaped like a pencil eraser that is positioned between keys on a keyboard and moved by pushing the pointing stick with a finger. | pointing stick |
| Full-size keyboard that communicates with a smart phone or PDA. | portable keyboard |
| Terminal used by retail stores to record purchases, process credit or debit cards, and update inventory. | POS terminal |
| Smart phone technology where you press one key on the keypad for each letter in a word and software on the phone predicts the word you want. | predictive text input |
| Series of related instructions that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them. See also software. | program |
| Standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person. | radio frequency identification |
| The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device. | resolution |
| Biometric devices that scan patterns of blood vessels in the back of the retina. | retinal scanners |
| Short for radio frequency identification; standard, specifically a protocol, that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person. | RFID |
| Reading device that reads information on an RFID tag via radio waves. | RFID reader |
| Light-sending input device that reads printed text and graphics and then translates the results into a form the computer can process. See also optical scanner. | scanner |
| Pen input device that captures handwritten signatures with a stylus or pen that is attached to the device. | signature capture pad |
| Biometric device that recognizes the shape of a person’s handwritten signature and measures the pressure exerted and the motion used to write the signature. | signature verification system |
| Document that contains the original form of data to be processed. | source document |
| Computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words. See also voice recognition. | speech recognition |
| Type of Web cam that has the illusion of moving images because it sends a continual stream of still images. | streaming cam |
| Stationary camera used for professional studio work. | studio camera |
| Small metal or plastic device that looks like a ballpoint pen, but uses pressure instead of ink to write, draw, or make selections. | stylus |
| Device that consists of a keyboard, a monitor, a video card, and memory, which often all are housed in a single unit. | terminal |
| Key that switches between two states each time a user presses the key. | toggle key |
| Touch-sensitive display device with which users interact by touching areas of the screen. | touch screen |
| Input device that enables users to scroll through and play music, view pictures, watch videos or movies, adjust volume, and/or customize settings. | touch-sensitive pad |
| Small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion. | touchpad |
| Stationary pointing device with a ball on its top or side. | trackball |
| Document that a user returns to the company that has created and sent it. | turnaround document |
| Bar code used by retail and grocery stores. | UPC (universal product code) |
| An instruction a user issues by replying to a question displayed by a program. | user response |
| Adapter card that converts an analog video signal to a digital signal that a computer can process. | video capture card |
| Meeting between two or more geographically separated people who use a network or the Internet to transmit audio and video data. | video conference |
| Process of capturing full-motion images and storing them on a computer’s storage medium. | video input |
| Telephone call made using a PC video camera that allows both parties to see each other as they communicate over the Internet. | video telephone call |
| Process of entering data by speaking into a microphone. | voice input |
| Computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words. See also speech recognition. | voice recognition |
| Biometric device that compares a person’s live speech with his or her stored voice pattern to determine if the person is a legitimate user. | voice verification system |
| Digital video camera that enables a user to capture video and still images, send e-mail messages with video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the Internet, and make live video telephone calls. | Web cam |
| Steering-wheel-type input device that is used to simulate driving a vehicle. | wheel |
| Video conference feature in which another window on the screen displays notes and drawings simultaneously on all participants’ screens. | whiteboard |
| Nintendo's motion-sensing input device that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to communicate with the Wii game console. | Wii Remote |
| Battery-powered keyboard that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves. See also cordless keyboard. | wireless keyboard |
| Battery-powered device that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves. See also cordless mouse. | wireless mouse |
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