Devices

Devices

1. Processing

   • Sound card
     • Is a PROCESSING device because it processes the sound through the computer and out through the speakers.
   • Network card
     • Is a PROCESSING device that connects the computer to the computer network.
   • Card machine
     • A card machine is a PROCESSING device because it processes your card and takes you money out.
   • Mother board
     • Is the main circuit board in a computer and it PROCESSES a lot of the things in the computer.
   • Central processing unit
     • Is a processing device because it is the central processing unit it the computer.

2. Storage

   • USB stick
     • Stores data from a computer so it is a STORAGE device
   • CD
     • It stores images or videos in a small disk.
   • DVDS
     • They STORE long or short videos, pictures or music in a small compact disk.
   • Micro drive
     • A micro drive is a STORAGE devise because it stores things in your computer.
   • Hard disk
     • STORES a large capacity of data.

3. Input

   • Keyboard
     • You type and it inputs the words that you have typed on the the monitor screen.
   • Controller
     • It lets you control what you are doing on the screen so its and INPUT device because you can input what you want to do and it does it,
   • Touch screen board
     • You can click on things using you fingers like they were a mouse there for it is an INPUT device.
   • Electrical pen
     • Is an OUTPUT device because it out puts the writing (without any ink) on to a white board so you can write on it.
   • Web cam
     • Is an INPUT device because you are inputting the image of your face and it shows on your screen and the other person can see and hear you too.
   • Mouse
     • You click on links/things and it will take you to that website so its and INPUT device because you are inputting where you want to go.
   • Microphone
     • You speak into it so it is an INPUT device because you are inputting your voice.
   • Bar code scanner
     • Scans bar codes and INPUTS it to the machine and it knows what the item is.
   • Image scanner
     • Scans images and they appear on the screen so its and INPUT device.
   • Graphics tablet
     • Is and INPUT device because you draw images on to it and they appear on the screen.
   • Pointing device
     • You can point at a screen and the light will shine on the board to show what you are looking at. There for its a INPUT device.

4. Output

   • Printer
     • A printer is and OUTPUT devise because it outputs the document that you want to print on to paper.
   • Projector
     • Is an OUTPUT device because it OUTPUTS images on to a wall or screen
   • Speakers
     • Is and OUTPUT because they output the sound through the speakers to make the noise louder.
   • Radio
     • A radio is an OUTPUT devise because it outputs sound.
   • Monitor
     • Is and OUTPUT devise because it it outputting information on to the computer screen.
   • Headphones
     • Headphones are an OUTPUT device because they are outputting the sound in to you headphones so you can listen to your music/
   • Projector
     • A projector is an OUTPUT device because it OUTPUTTING the image on your computer screen on to the board or wall.
   • 3D printer
     • It is an OUTPUT device because you are setting it to print out an object from an image of something and then it OUTPUTS it in the from of a real object
   • Laser printer
     • A laser printer is and OUTPUT devise because you are outputting and object that you have set for it to print on to the material so you have a product.

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