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78-Identify Input and Output Devices

The document defines and describes common computer input and output devices. It explains that input devices include keyboards for typing, mice for pointing and selecting, scanners for importing images and documents, and digital cameras for importing photos. Output devices include monitors for visual display, printers for printing text and images, and speakers for audio output. Additional input devices covered are touch screens, light pens, graphics tablets, and modems for internet access.

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78-Identify Input and Output Devices

The document defines and describes common computer input and output devices. It explains that input devices include keyboards for typing, mice for pointing and selecting, scanners for importing images and documents, and digital cameras for importing photos. Output devices include monitors for visual display, printers for printing text and images, and speakers for audio output. Additional input devices covered are touch screens, light pens, graphics tablets, and modems for internet access.

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Input Devices/Output

Devices
Identify input devices/output devices or the peripherals
Give the important function of each input device
An input device / output device
• is any peripheral or piece of hardware attached to a computer.
• It is a device connected to and controlled by a microprocessor,
but not necessarily a part of the basic computer system.

Keyboard Printer Monitor Filter


Mouse Scanner Digitizers
Monitor Modem Touch Panels
Speaker Digital Camera Light pens
 Keyboard:
Is a way to input letters or numbers into
the different applications or programs.

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 Mouse:
A mouse functions as a pointing device by
detecting two-dimensional motion relative
to its supporting surface.
Used to translate the motion of your hands
into signals that the computer can use.

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 Monitor:
Is a visual display device to present output
information in the form of text, graphics,
or video on the screen.

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 Printer:
It is designed to print letters,
numbers, symbols or anything
you typed in the keyboard. It can
also produce pictures and images.

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 Modem:
It is use to connect to the Internet. The
Internet provides the user information
about various subjects such as business,
education, science and technology, arts,
current events, weather and many
others.

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 Scanner:
This is a peripheral that reads
or inputs artwork, photograph
or any piece of document and
stores it as file.

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 Speaker:
The speaker serves the computer
user in two ways. One is for
utilitarian, such as to allow a user to
watch movies or listen to music on
the computer. Another is to make
computers more fun and less
frightening.
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 Digital Camera:
It allows you to develop
your pictures in the
comfort of your home
just by attaching it to
your computer.

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 Monitor Filter:
This is used to reduce
the radiation that the
user receives each time
he operates the
computer.

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Digitizer:
is a device for drawing, painting or
interactively selecting coordinate
positions on an object.
Graphics tablet is a type of
digitizer. It is used to i/p 2d
coordinates by activating a hand
cursor or stylus at selected
positions on a flat surface.

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 Touch Panels:
allow you to use your finger
to touch the screen and
choose objects. A special
computer monitor or a
monitor fitted with special
hardware is necessary to
provide touch screen
capabilities.
.
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 Light Pens:
This is used to reduce
the radiation that the
user receives each time
he operates the
computer.

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• When do we use input devices or the
peripherals?

• What should you do if you are not very


familiar yet about input devices?

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