Input and Output Devices

Question 1

What are input devices?

Answer 1

Input devices are devices that give/send/input data into a computer.

Question 2

Identify 2 input devices

Answer 2

Most common input devices that could have been identified are:
Keyboard
Mouse
Scanners
Joysticks

Question 3

What are output devices?

Answer 3

Output devices are devices that display/show data or information on a computer.

Question 4

Identify 2 output devices

Answer 4

Most common output devices that could have been identified are:
Monitor
Printer
Speakers
Lights

Question 5

Identify 1 input device and explain what it is used for.

Answer 5

List of common input devices and use:
Keyboard - Used to enter characters and functions into a computer.
Mouse - To move the on-screen cursor to select or move things.
Scanners - Capture imahes from photographic prints.
Joysticks - To control a program/application adjusted to use a joystick such as a video game.

Question 6

Identify 1 output device and explain what it is used for.

Answer 6

List of common input devices and use:
Monitor - To display information through a graphical user interface (GUI) for the user.
Printer - To produce paper copies of common documents and/or high quality images.
Speakers - To output sound.
Lights - To emit visible light.