Input/output devices

Input/output devices

1. An input is data that a computer receives

   • Things that Put information into the computer.
   • EG. Keyboard, Mouse, Microphone and Webcam

2. An output is data that a computer sends

   • Often data has to be converted back to an analogue format when it's output, for example the sound from a computer's speakers
   • Give information out of the computer
   • EG. Speakers, Monitor, Printer

3. Computers only work with digital information. Any input that a computer receives must be digitised.

4. Text is made up with binary codes