UNTI 14: ITINET1111A Operate peripheral devices

UNTI 14: ITINET1111A Operate peripheral devices

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In this lesson you will find notes, after which there are questions. These activities make up:

Assessment 1 - Unit 14

Do you know what are peripheral devices and where they can be found?

Input, output, storage and communication devices are also called Peripheral devices. These are all connected to the computer’s central processing unit.

But note...

The motherboard, CPU and memory (RAM) are NOT considered peripherals.

Multiple Choice

What are peripheral devices?

• Input devices

• Output devices

• Communication devices

• Input, output, storage and communication devices

Multiple Choice

Where are peripheral devices connected?

• To the printer

• To the monitor

• To the CPU

Multiple Choice

Which devices are not considered peripheral devices?

• The CPU, microphone and mouse

• The CPU, motherboard and memory

• The CPU, printer and memory

Now let's talk about some peripheral devices...

 

Input devices allow users to send messages into the computer while output devices allow messages to be sent out of the computer .

These are specialized hardware devices.

Multiple Select

Choose which of the following are true about input devices. (This question has more than one correct answer)

• They are specialized software devices

• They allow users to send messages into the computer

• They are specialized hardware devices

Multiple Select

Choose which of the following are true about output devices. (This question has more than one correct answer)

• They are specialized software devices

• They allow users messages to be sent out of the computer

• They are specialized hardware devices

The Keyboard and The Mouse

The keyboard is used to enter commands and alphanumeric data (words & numbers) into the computer system. 

The mouse is used to position a cursor on a computer screen and to manipulate objects.

Here are some more questions for:

Assessment One - Unit 14

Multiple Choice

The keyboard is used to enter alphanumeric data into the computer.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

From your knowledge, would you say that printers produce hard copies of documents on a range of stationery?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which device would you say displays an enlarged image produced by a computer system, that is useful for presentations involving multiple participants, especially in a large room.

• tablet

• multimedia projector

• monitor with a screen of 32 inches

Multiple Choice

Which category of devices would touch screen devices fall under?

• input

• output

• both input and output

Multiple Choice

Touch screen devices allow input and output directly from the screen. Therefore, a touch screen device like a tablet is only an output device.

• True

• False

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ASSESSMENT ONE - UNIT 14