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Input-Output Devices Notes

Input and output devices allow a computer system to interact with the outside world by moving data into and out of the system. Keyboards and mice are important input devices, while monitors are the main output device. Some devices can accept input and display output, such as speakers, and are called I/O devices. I/O devices are connected to device controllers inside the computer system to transfer data.

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Input-Output Devices Notes

Input and output devices allow a computer system to interact with the outside world by moving data into and out of the system. Keyboards and mice are important input devices, while monitors are the main output device. Some devices can accept input and display output, such as speakers, and are called I/O devices. I/O devices are connected to device controllers inside the computer system to transfer data.

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Prathibha Virtual Classes

INPUT- OUTPUT DEVICES


 An input device sends information to a computer system for processing, and an output device
reproduces or displays the results of that processing.
Input devices :- Input devices are used to give the input to the computer systems. With the help of input
devices we interact with the computer and give the instructions to it.
For Example:- Keyboard, Mouse etc.
 Keyboard and mouse are the most important input device, without it we can not interact with the
computer.
Output devices :- Output devices are used to give the final result to the user which is given by the
computer processor.
For example:- Monitor, Printer, speakers etc.
 Monitor is the main output device of the computer system, without it we can’t imagine the computer.
 Most devices are only input devices or output devices, as they can only accept data input from a user
or output data generated by a computer.
 However, some devices can accept input and display output, and they are referred to as I/O devices
(input/output devices).
 Input and output devices allow the computer system to interact with the outside world by moving data
into and out of the system.
⬡ They are directly connected to an electronic module inside the systems unit called a device controller.
⬡ For example, the speakers of a multimedia computer system are directly connected to a device
controller called an audio card (such as a Sound blaster), which in turn is connected to the system.
⬡ Sometimes secondary memory devices like the hard disk are called I/O devices (because they move
data in and out of main memory.

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List of Input Devices
Keyboard
• A simple device comprising keys and each key denotes either an alphabet, number or number
commands which can be given to a computer for various actions to be performed
• It has a modified version of typewriter keys
• The keyboard is an essential input device and computer and laptops both use keyboards to give
commands to the computer
Mouse
• It is also known as a pointing device
• Using mouse we can directly click on the various icons present on the system and open up various files
and programs
• A mouse comprises 3 buttons on the top and one trackball at the bottom which helps in selecting and
moving the mouse around, respectively
• In case of laptops, the touch pad is given as a replacement of mouse which helps in the movement of
the mouse pointer
Joy Stick
• It is a device which comprises a stick which is attached at an angle to the base, so that it can be moved
and controlled
• Mostly used to control the movement in video games
• Apart from computer system, a joystick is also used in the cockpit of an aeroplane, wheel chairs,
cranes, trucks, etc. to operate them well
Light Pen
• It is wand-like looking device which can directly be moved over the device’s screen
• It is light sensitive
• Used in conjunction with computer’s cathode ray tube
Microphone
• Using a microphone, sound can be stored in a device in its digital form
• It converts sound into electrical signal
• To record or reproduce a sound created using a microphone, it needs to be connected with an
amplifier
Scanner
• This device can scan images or text and convert it into a digital signal
• When we place any piece of document on a scanner, it converts it into a digital signal and displays it on
the computer screen
Barcode Reader
• It is a kind of an optical scanner
• It can read bar codes
• A source of light is passed through a bard code, and its aspects and details are displayed on the screen
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List of Output Devices
Monitor
• The device which displays all the icons, text, images, etc. over a screen is called the Monitor
• When we ask the computer to perform an action, the result of that action is displayed on the monitor
• Various types of monitors have also been developed over the years
Printer
• A device which makes a copy of the pictorial or textual content, usually over a paper is called a printer
• For example, an author types the entire book on his/her computer and later gets a print out of it which
is in the form of paper and is later published
• Multiple types of printers are also available in the market, which can serve different purposes
Speakers
• A device through which we can listen to a sound as an outcome of what we command a computer to
do is called a speaker
• Speakers are attached with a computer system and also are a hardware device which can be attached
separately
• With the advancement in technology, speakers are now available which are wireless and can be
connected using bluetooth or other applications
Projector
• An optical device which presents an image or moving images onto a projection screen is called a
projector
• Most commonly these projectors are used in auditoriums and movie theatres for display of the videos
or lightening
• If a projector is connected to a computer, then the image/video displayed on the screen is the same as
the one displayed on the computer screen
Headphones
• They perform the same function as a speaker, the only difference is the frequency of sound
• Using speakers, the sound can be heard over a larger area and using headphones, the sound is only
audible to the person using them
• Also known as earphones or headset

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Input/output devices
 An input/output device can receive data from users, or another device (input), and send data to
another device (output).
 Examples of input/output devices include the following.
CD-RW drive and DVD-RW drive - Receives data from a computer (input), to copy onto a writable CD
or DVD. Also, the drive sends data contained on a CD or DVD (output) to a computer.
USB flash drive - Receives, or saves, data from a computer (input). Also, the drive sends data to a
computer or another device (output).

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