computer system

computer system

1. INPUT devices

   • Keyboard- Allows the user to type data into a computer
   • Mouse- Allows the user to select items on the computer e.g clicking on an icon to run into a program.
   • Microphone- Allows the user to input sound.
   • USB- Allows the user to input data.
   • Web cam- captures an image
   • Camera- allows the user to take a photo.

2. OUTPUT devices

   • Monitor- Displays information to the user.
   • Speaker- Outputs sound for the user to hear it.
   • USB- Allows the user to transfer data and store it
   • Printer- Receives data and prints it onto a material.
   • TV- projects image.
   • Headphones-Small speakers that only you can hear.
   • Projector-projects an image onto something else
   • 3D printer- allows the user to print a 3D image.

3. storage

   • Optical
     • Blu-Ray disc- It stores hours of video footage
   • Magnetic
     • Hard Drive-Stores data
   • Solid state
     • Memory card-Stores data.
     • USB Memory sticks- portable data
     • SD card- card used to store photos.