Input device

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/input-device

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is an input device?An input device lets people tell a computer what to do by turning a physical action into a signal the computer can read.
2. Why did the mouse change how we use computers?The mouse let people click and move pictures on the screen with their hand, making computers easier to use for many people.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): The study of how people interact with computers and the design of user-friendly interfaces.
Graphical User Interface (GUI): A visual way of interacting with a computer using icons, menus, and windows, often manipulated with a mouse.
Degrees of Freedom: The number of independent directions or ways a device can move or be manipulated in space.