Input & Output Devices

Any device that provides input to a computer

• Output Devices

• Hardware

• Software

• Input Devices

Most common types of output devices are:

• keyboard & mouse

• Motherboards, Hard Drives, & RAM

• monitor & speakers

• scanner, microphone, & webcam

Hardware refers to the physical parts of the computer and other devices.

• True

• False

Internal Hardware includes:

• Keyboard & Mouse

• Motherboards, Hard Drives, & RAM

• Monitor & Printer

• Speakers & Scanners

External Hardware is usually referred to as components.

• True

• False

Another term for Software is:

• Peripherals

• Components

• Applications

• Hard Drive

Software can be difficult to describe because it's "virtual" and not physical.

• True

• False

A motherboard is an example of

• external hardware

• input device

• internal hardware

• storage device

When you press a key on a keyboard, that is an example of a(n)

• software device

• output device

• input device

• storage device

Any device that outputs information from a computer is a(n)

• output device

• Motherboard

• Hardware

• Webcam