Sensors are used to detect and input which type of data?

Sensors are devices specifically designed to detect changes in the environment and convert that information into data that can be processed and analyzed. Environmental data includes various types of information such as temperature, humidity, light levels, motion, and pressure. This data is critical for a range of applications, from meteorology and environmental monitoring to home automation systems and industrial controls.

Text, video, and audio data can also be collected and processed by different types of technology, but they are not typically the domain of sensors in the same way that environmental data is. Text data often comes from keyboards or OCR (Optical Character Recognition) systems, video data from cameras, and audio data from microphones. Each of these devices has its own specific functional focus, unlike sensors, which are primarily utilized for environmental input.