Answer the following questions:

1. What sort of input does the keyboard support?

2. What sort of input does the mouse support?

3. Are these adequate for all possible applications? If not, to which areas are they most suited?

4. Do these areas map well onto the typical requirements for users of computer systems?

5. What assistive technology alternatives are there for input and output devices?

6. If you were designing an input device for a modern computer, and you wanted to produce a faster, easier to use layout, what information would you need to know and how would that influence the design?