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Any hardware component that allows users to enter data. and instructions into a computer.
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Input device
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The goal is to incorporate comfort, efficiency, and safety in the design of the workplace
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Ergonomics
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Has a design that reduces the chance of wrist and hand injuries
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Ergonomic keyboard
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Most desktops today have these-it emits and senses light to detect the mouse movement
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Optical mouse
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Latter; more expensive than the former
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Laser mouse
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A stationary pointing device with a ball on its top or side
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Trackball
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Small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion
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Touchpad
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Pressure sensitive pointing device shaped like a pencil eraser that is positioned between keys on a keyboard
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Pointing stick
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Handheld vertical lever mounted on a base
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Joystick
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Touch sensitive display device
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Touch screen
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An output device that enables users to scroll through
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Touch sensitive pad
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People use this to browse through portable media players song, pictures, etc
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Click wheel
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Small metal or plastic device that looks like a tiny ink pen but uses pressure instead of ink
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Stylus
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Slightly larger than a stylus, typically provides more functionally than a stylus
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Digital pen
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Flat, rectangular, electronic, plastic board -used to create drawings
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Graphics tablet
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