Input, Output & Storage devices

Input, Output & Storage devices

1. Input Devices

   • Input devices are things that send the information to the monitor or screen.
   • Keyboard
     • A keyboard sends information to the screen via the keys you press.
   • Mouse
     • A small handheld device which is moved across a mat or flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen.
   • Webcam
     • A webcam is like a live camera which sends your face to other people like when you are in a video chat or something involving the webcam.

2. Output Devices

   • Output Devices display the info you're putting into the screen.
   • Monitor
     • A monitor shows what you are typing or inputting into the computer.
   • Printer
     • A printer takes the information you have typed and puts it onto paper.
   • Headphones
     • The sound is sent to the headphones and then it is sent out of the headphones into your ears.

3. Storage Devices

   • Storage Devices store information that you have selected to permanently be stored.
   • Hard Drive
     • Hard Drives store information permanently.
   • RAM
     • RAM is where data is temporarily stored and has much less space than a hard drive does.

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