In general terms, an input stream reader in Java is a program or class used to read an input stream as a sequence of characters (as opposed to bytes). A stream is an I/O connection to an external resource such as a file, socket or URL, that exchanges bytes with that resource. "Input" refers to the fact that the information flows from the external resource into the program. A reader translates a byte sequence into characters (more precisely, Unicode code points) according a particular encoding. Specifically, the class java.io.InputStreamReader is a reader that can convert any instantiated input stream into characters according to a particular encoding.
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Always read the documentation!
In general terms, an input stream reader in Java is a program or class used to read an input stream as a sequence of characters (as opposed to bytes). A stream is an I/O connection to an external resource such as a file, socket or URL, that exchanges bytes with that resource. "Input" refers to the fact that the information flows from the external resource into the program. A reader translates a byte sequence into characters (more precisely, Unicode code points) according a particular encoding. Specifically, the class java.io.InputStreamReader is a reader that can convert any instantiated input stream into characters according to a particular encoding. <http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/io/InputStreamReader.html> <http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/fileio.html> Always read the documentation!
The standard console input stream, std::cin.
input
An input stream is a character sequence device or buffer from which input can be gathered. The standard input stream is usually a keyboard, data file or the output stream from another program. The user of the program can normally decide where standard input may be redirected from when launching the program, typically defaulting to the keyboard.
Input - the reader is reading the bar code and putting the information into the computer
yes... Remember this: If it's a "reader", it's input. If it's a "writer", it's output.
Input device
The purpose of getch() is to input a single character from the input stream.
I expect you mean "Is Card reader/writer input or output?". If this is so, it is both an input and output device. Whenever you are trying to categorize a device as Input or Output, think of how it looks from the computer.If the computer is transmitting data to it, it is an Output device.If the computer is receiving data from it, it is an Input device.
The full form of MICR is Magnetis Ink Character Reader.
A bar-code reader.
No, it is an input device as it reads (and does not write)