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INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
- Input devices:
- allow user to
enter data into
computer
- mouse- pointing and
inputting device
- keyboard- used to enter
text
- game controller -used for
gaming
- webcam -used to input visual
data. can be peripheral or
inbuilt
- touch screen-
input device
controlled by finger
or stylus
- microphone -used to input
audio data. can be peripheral
or inbuilt.
- joystick- used for gaming
-used to control devices e.g.
robots, CCTV cameras
- graphics tablet -used to
input drawings
- scanner -digitises printed documents
-Optical Character Recognition (OCR) can
turn text into an editable format
- touch-sensitive jog dial
-used for simple
actions like skipping a
song
- allow user to
enter data into
computer
- Output devices
- speakers -peripheral or inbuilt devices
allowing you to hear audio ouput
- docking station -amplifies
audio ouput of small devices
-charges device
- allow the user to
view, hear or
print processed
data
- headphones -allow just one
person to hear audio output
- printer -allows you to produce
'hard copy'
- headset -combines
microphone and
headphones to input
and output audio data
- screen -inbuilt display screens
(e.g. laptop, smartphone) or
monitor
- speakers -peripheral or inbuilt devices
allowing you to hear audio ouput
- storage devices
- allow the user to
store data so it
can be used again
- allow the user to
store data so it
can be used again
- WORKED EXAMPLE
Jo has a new
games console.
State two input
devices that she
might use with it.
- 1) A steering wheel
2) A balance board
- target F-E
- 2 marks
- 1) A steering wheel
2) A balance board
- Battery life, RAM, Storage and Processor Speed
must alll be considered when buying a new
computer
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