Designing an Information System

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When designing an information system you first need to consider the

output. The output depends on the type of job. If a very basic job is

needed you would use a monitor and a printer. The basic input devices

are the mouse and the keyboard. Basic output devices are the monitor,

the speakers and the printer. I need to consider alternatives so that

I can get the best out of my system.

The purpose of an input device is to input data or information so it

can be converted into the system. Input devices must be fast and

accurate. The cost of the product must be reasonably cheap.

The main input devices in use today are:

Keyboard Web Camera Joy

Stick MICR

Mouse Scanner Digital

Camera

OCR/PMR Barcode Readers

Microphone

An optical wheel mouse is available to me and a QWERTY keyboard.

Keyboard

Keyboards are the oldest and most familiar type of input device. The

way a keyboard works is that each button that is being pressed closes

a switch. This releases a code which the computer converts to the

relevant character. The keyboard is called a QWERTY keyboard due to

the letters on the top right of it.

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