Touchscreens are used in tablet gaming computers.
A touchscreen is an input and output device normally layered on the top of an electronic visual display of an information processing system .. input. input device. output device. output device. electronic visual display. electronic visual display. information processing system. information processing system. A user can give input or control the information processing system through simple or multi-touch gestures by touching the screen with a special stylus and / or one or more fingers .. input. input device. information processing system. information processing system. multi-touch gestures. Multi-touch. stylus. Stylus ( computing ). Some touchscreens use ordinary or specially coated gloves to work while others may only work using a special stylus / pen .. stylus. Stylus ( computing ). The user can use the touchscreen to react to what is displayed and to control how it is displayed ; for example , zooming to increase the text size .. zooming. Multi-touch gestures. The touchscreen enables the user to interact directly with what is displayed , rather than using a mouse , touchpad , or any other such device -LRB- other than a stylus , which is optional for most modern touchscreens -RRB- .. stylus. Stylus ( computing ). mouse. mouse ( computing ). touchpad. touchpad. Touchscreens are common in devices such as game consoles , personal computers , tablet computers , electronic voting machines , point of sale systems , and smartphones .. game consoles. game consoles. They can also be attached to computers or , as terminals , to networks .. They also play a prominent role in the design of digital appliances such as personal digital assistants -LRB- PDAs -RRB- and some e-readers .. The popularity of smartphones , tablets , and many types of information appliances is driving the demand and acceptance of common touchscreens for portable and functional electronics .. Touchscreens are found in the medical field and in heavy industry , as well as for automated teller machines -LRB- ATMs -RRB- , and kiosks such as museum displays or room automation , where keyboard and mouse systems do not allow a suitably intuitive , rapid , or accurate interaction by the user with the display 's content .. mouse. mouse ( computing ). heavy industry. heavy industry. room automation. room automation. keyboard. keyboard ( computing ). Historically , the touchscreen sensor and its accompanying controller-based firmware have been made available by a wide array of after-market system integrators , and not by display , chip , or motherboard manufacturers .. firmware. firmware. motherboard. motherboard. Display manufacturers and chip manufacturers worldwide have acknowledged the trend toward acceptance of touchscreens as a highly desirable user interface component and have begun to integrate touchscreens into the fundamental design of their products .. user interface. user interface