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Students should be familiar with input devices and their applications. This includes understanding the features, functions, benefits, and drawbacks of various input devices such as keyboards, numeric keypads, pointing devices, remote controls, joysticks or driving wheels, touch screens, scanners, cameras, microphones, sensors, and light pens.

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Cambridge IGCSE Information and Communication TechnologyInput and output devices

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Students should be familiar with input devices and their applications. This includes understanding the features, functions, benefits, and drawbacks of various input devices such as keyboards, numeric keypads, pointing devices, remote controls, joysticks or driving wheels, touch screens, scanners, cameras, microphones, sensors, and light pens

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Input Devices Overview

A computer system can use various input devices such as keyboards, pointing devices, touch screens, scanners, microphones, and sensors. Each device has specific features, functions, benefits, and drawbacks depending on its use.

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    Describe two benefits and two drawbacks of using a touch screen as an input device.

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