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Input from the user to the computer can come through many peripheral devices such as the keyboard, mouse, touch-screen, a modem or a web camera.

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How does a user decide what input devices they require?

By knowing that they want to do. What you need the computer for will determine what input devices you require.


What is the name of the device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons which the user presses to input character to a computer?

A keyboard.


What is input mask in a database?

An input mask refers to controlling the input that a user is going to provide.For example, if you were going to ask for a person's phone number, and you know the format of the phone number is going to be (xxx) xxx-xxxx, then you would set an input mask forcing the input to be in that format.A zip code, for example, is 5 or 9 characters in the U.S..... either 12345 or 12345-6789.Therefore, you would use an input mask that looked like xxxxx | xxxxx-xxxxThis controls the user's input so that less validation is required later.Input masks are mostly used to validate input that has a strict pattern that never changes. With Access validation rules you can validate more complex patterns.


Is a headset an input or output device?

A headset can function as both an input and an output device. It serves as an output device by producing sound for the user to hear, such as audio from a computer or phone. It can also function as an input device by incorporating a microphone to capture the user's voice for communication or recording purposes.


What is IME on your computer?

An input method is an operating system component or program that allows users to enter characters and symbols not found on their input device. For instance, on the computer, this allows the user of 'Western' keyboards to input Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indic characters. Most operating systems use the term input method. It is commonly called input method editor(IME) in the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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How do you get input from the user in python?

In Python, you can get input from the user using the built-in input() function. This function prompts the user for input and returns it as a string. For example, you can use user_input = input("Enter something: ") to display a message and capture the user's response. If you need the input in a different data type, you can convert it using functions like int() or float().


What is the meaning of print and input in idle python?

"print" will output a value onto the screen for a user to see. "input" or "raw_input" gets a user's input.


Why validate user input?

To insure that the users input is valid.


What is stimuli in computer science?

it is an input from a user from the real world(a real world input) that is input from either sensors or user input data to a real time application or any other type of applications.


Does input include user responses?

yes it does.


Is a graphics tablet an input or output?

A graphics tablet is used to to accept user input to the computer so is classed as input device ...


What is the definition for an input and output machine?

An input device is a device which is used by the user to enter data into the computer system. An output device is a device which is used by the computer to send data back to the user in a way that the user can understand. It is possible for a device to be both an input and output device simultaneously. For example a force-feedback joystick takes input from the user, but also communicates to the user with a series of vibrations or force-actions.


Is a Visual Display unit a input or a output?

Its an output device. By visual display unit I assume you're referring to one of the following: a tv, a computer monitor or a laptop screen. All 3 are output devices. The difference b/w an input and an output device is simply user input. An input device receives input from a user, an output device does not. A mouse (receives user clicks), A microphone (receives user audio), a keyboard are input devices.


What is two ways in which a user can input a command using a graphical user interface?

1)Use fingers to move things 2)Use mouse


Why do different user interfaces requires the use of different types of input devices?

why different user interfaces require the use of different types of input device


What input device is user programmable?

most/all input devices are with a software called glovepie.


Creators of interactive blogs?

respond to user input.