Input and output devices

Input and output devices

1. Input devices

   • This keyboard is an input device because it sends information to the computer.
   • This mouse is a input device because it controls the arrow on the screen and it sends the direction from the mouse to the computer which will tell the pointer where to go.
   • A microphone
   • An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control the computer.

2. Output devices

   • this printer is outputting things from the computer such as photos.
   • These headphones are a output device because when its connected to a device, it sends sounds out the headphones
   • An output device is any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user.

3. Storage

   • This USB stick is a storage place because it keeps data that you need from the computer to the USB stick.
   • This camera is a storage device because when you take pictures, it stores them in it till you either want to delete them or print them out.
   • Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data.

4. CPU Devices

   • CPU Device
   • The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the part of a computer system that is commonly referred to as the "brains" of a computer. The CPU is also known as the processor or microprocessor.

5. Mother board.

   • A Motherboard is the spine of your PC, it is the link between all the different components inside your computer. ... The Motherboard itself is a printed circuit board that allows the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware components to communicate with each other.

6. Magnetic Storage

   • Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetised medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetisation in a magnetisable material to store data and is a form of non-volatile memory.
   • Magnetic storage is one of the most affordable ways to store large amounts of data and has been implemented using magnetic tape, floppy disks and hard disk drives.

7. server

   • A server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same or other computers.

8. Volatile

   • Volatile memory is computer storage that only maintains its data while the device is powered.

9. Ram

   • RAM is an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes.

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