CGS 2060 (Input Section)

Optical/Digital Zoom

2 ways to focus on distant objects

Active Pixel Sensor

APS CMOS; digital camera in smart phones

NFC

Commonly used short-range wireless technology used for data transfer and electronic payments

Voice/Speech Recognition

Frequency, pitch, speech rhythms and other characteristics are charted and compared to existing records

Mouse

Mac developed this

Touchpad

Most of these use capacitance to sense when a finger has moved across the pad

Radio Frequency Identification

RFID stands for

GoPro

Rugged, water-resistant video cameras that allow users to film high definition video under harsh conditions (ski, ocean, high altitudes); extreme-action video camera

Active Pixel Scanner

Smartphone cameras work by focusing incoming light onto this type of array that captures images

Dynamic Signature Recognition

Using a stylus and touchpad to map signature and measure pressure, pen angle, pen up/down, speed, etc

Smartboard

a combo of input and output device that allows users to interact with large computer displays that is found in classrooms; interactive whiteboard

MEMS Chip

allow cell phone microphones and hearing aids to be so small

Webcam

camera that take photos or steams video into a computer or over the Internet

Input Devices

facilitate getting data and info into your computer

Smartphone

input device is a touchscreen or a keyboard

Laptop Computers

most of these come with touchpads

MICR (Magnetic Ink Recognition)

most seen on checks

Virtual Keyboard

most smartphones/tablets produced today

Resolution

number of pixels in an image

Bluetooth

provides short-distance wireless communication between electronic devices using low power radio signals

Optical Zoom

resolution remains the same when this is focused on distant objects

MIDI

technology allows musicians to create written sheet music simply by playing an instrument

Video Conferencing

technology that uses cameras, microphones, displays, speakers, and software to allow users to both see and hear each others

Optical Character Recognition

the technology that allows any text, even handwritten scrawls, to be digitized

OMR Technology

uses the reflection of a laser of the graphite left by a #2 pencil to determine if a bubble has been filled in