All computer hardware components used to feed raw and other data to a computer system are categorized as input hardware devices.
The following is a list of commonly used input devices:
- Keyboards
- Pointing devices:
Mouse
Touchpad
Touchscreen
Multi touch screen
Pen input
Motion sensor
Graphics tablet
Interactive smartboard
- Game controller devices:
Joystick
Gamepad
Steering wheel
- Audio input devices:
Microphone
Midi keyboard
- Visual and Imaging devices:
Webcam
Digital camera
Digital camcorder
Tv capture card
Scanner
Barcode reader
- Computer Input Devices in Detail
Any computer hardware part that facilitates feeding of data and information into a computer system falls under the input device category. Input devices read user input actions including text, graphics, sound, video and other digital inputs.
