printer - that excepts data from a
computer and prints it onto paper
and it can be things like text and
photos
Monitor - displays the output as images
on the screen and this means text and
the general display too
Speakers - converts the
file into sound
LED - lights when there is an
output
input
keyboard - allows the user to
enter data by pressing keys
mouse - allows the user to
click icons using the
movement of the object and
the buttons
Microphone - picks up the
sound created and converts it
into digital input data
Heat sensor - detects the
surrounding temperature and
inputs the data
Touch screen - detects the
fingers movement and inputs
the data for the computer to
use
storage
software
Optical
DVD - follows the same
system of retrieving the
data as a cd but can store
more data so is normally
used to store films
Blu Ray - functions the same as a
DVD and CD but the dots are much
closer together so it can store more
data the resolution of the image is
much better and uses a blue ray
CD - it has dots and
depressions on the surface
that are read as either a 0 or a
1 by a red laser. It has a small
capacity so is normally used to
store smaller files like music
files
Solid state
memory stick - you are
able to save or copy files
onto the memory stick
SD Card - rows of small
memory chips work
together to store data
Magnetic
Magnetic Tape - can be used for
backing up servers due to the high
capacity, durability and fairly low
cost per GB
Magnetic disc - stores and retrieves data
using disks with magnetic spots that a needle
picks up