Computer System

Computer System

1. Input

   • Keyboard-A board with letters and numbers as individual keys so you can type on a computer.
   • Mouse-An object that rests on a table and can be moved freely around and moves a cursor and has clickable buttons.
   • Microphone-A device that turns sound waves into something that is stored electronically.
   • Touchscreen-A screen with added functionality in the sense that it can sense when you touch it.
   • Webcam-A small form factor camera than can be built into or sit on top of a display.

2. Output

   • Speaker-Usually a pair of things that vibrate and move to turn electronic sound back into sound waves.
   • Monitor-A device that outputs light o form images for our eyes to see.
   • Printer-A device that receives wireless transmissions from a computer so it can output paper with ink on it.
   • 3D Printer-Like a normal printer but it can print 3 dimensional plastic objects.
   • Projector-A device that outputs light in a beam so it's size can be adjusted and shown on a wall.

3. Storage

   • Solid State-The most portable and fast type of storage.
     • SD Card
     • USB
     • SSD
   • Optical-The cheapest form of storage but not the largest there is.
     • CD
     • Blu-Ray
     • DVD
   • Magnetic-Partially magnetised discs that can be read by a small metal rod that can detect electro magnetism.
     • HDD
     • Magnetic Tape
     • Fixed Hard Drive

4. Software

   • Games-Used for entertainment .
   • Browsers-Software that allows access to the internet.

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