Peripherals

Question 1

What is a peripheral

Answer 1

A device that can be plugged into the computer

Question 2

give examples of peripherals

Answer 2

keyboard, mouse, monitor, speaker, microphone, digital camera, scanner, printer, USB, DVD.

Question 3

What is the function of a keyboard

Answer 3

to input characters into a computer

Question 4

Function of a mouse

Answer 4

used to control a digital cursor

Question 5

Function of a monitor

Answer 5

output the computer’s display to the user

Question 6

Function of a speaker

Answer 6

used to output sound in a computer

Question 7

Function of a microphone

Answer 7

used to input sound into a computer

Question 8

Function of a digital camera

Answer 8

used to capture pictures in a digital format

Question 9

Function of a scanner

Answer 9

Used to convert physical documents into a digital format

Question 10

Function of a printer

Answer 10

used to print documents onto paper or other such mediums

Question 11

Function of a USB

Answer 11

Used to store data for easy transfer between devices

Question 12

Function of a DVD

Answer 12

used to store files on a disk for transfer between machines

Question 13

Function of a touch screen

Answer 13

enable user to select options by touching a screen