Devices brain map

Devices brain map

1. Output

   • Printer
     • prints out images onto pieces of paper
   • Projector
     • For displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surfaces.
   • Headphones
     • Allows you to listen to music without anyone else listening .
   • Monitor
     • Screen of a computer where everything is displayed.
   • Remote control
     • Controls what you see on you monitor/TV screen.
   • Speakers
     • Projects sound out loud like music.
   • Robot
     • Used to do repetitive actions or jobs considered too dangerous for humans.
   • TV
     • Receive news, sports, entertainment, information and commercials.
   • CD/DVD drive
     • Processes DVD/CD inserted and projects it onto a monitor.
   • Video card
     • Connects to the motherboard of a computer system and generates output images to display.

2. Input

   • keyboard
     • Used to input letters onto your monitor to type.
   • Electronic pen
     • Captures the handwriting or brush strokes of a user, converts handwritten analog information created using "pen and paper" into digital data.
   • Web-cam
     • Records you whenever you want so like when are playing games.
   • Mouse
     • Controls the curser on the screen.
   • Microphone
     • Used to input your voice into it and projects it with a speaker.
   • Touch screen
     • Allows you to play on/use it for videos.
   • Image scanner
     • Scans images.
   • Trackball
     • The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a curser on the screen of the moniter.
   • 3D scanner
     • Used to scan 3D objects.
   • Barcode reader
     • Used to scan barcodes in places like shops.

3. Storage

   • CD/DVD
     • A CD/DVD holds data and plays it on your monitor or TV screen. A CD is designed to play mostly music or audios and a DVD holds and projects films/videos. You can also burn your own playlist onto the CD/DVD
   • USB devices
     • Connections that are typically used to plug devices such as mice, keyboards, scanners, printers, webcams, digital cameras, mobile phones, and external hard disks into your computer. You can rewrite or put new additions on to them.
   • Memory card
     • A small, flat flash drive used especially in digital cameras and mobile phones and used to store memory.
   • Cloud storage
     • Where data is stored.
   • Hard drive
     • Used to read from and write to a hard disk.

4. Processing

   • Central processing unit (CPU)
     • The CPU is the part of a computer system that is commonly referred to as the "brains" of a computer.
   • Graphics processing unit (GPU)
     • A GPU is designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display.
   • Network card
     • A computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
   • Sound card
     • A device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
   • motherboard
     • A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.

5. Both

   • Headsets
     • Headsets are used to talk to friends and listen to them privately.
   • Pen drive
     • Connects to a computer via a USB port so you can transfer it from your memory stick to your port.
   • Camera
     • Used to take pictures/videos.
   • Touchscreen
     • Allows you to use it via the internet so you can play games, surf the web and listen/watch videos.

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