IGCSE Input and Output Devices

What is an example of an input device?

• printer

• mouse

• keyboard

• monitor

Name a common output device.

• Monitor

• Printer

• Headphones

• Keyboard

Which type of device is a USB flash drive?

• Input device

• Output device

• Portable device

• Storage device

What are examples of peripheral devices?

• Speakers, microphones, headphones

• Projectors, whiteboards, smartboards

• Internal hard drives, RAM, CPU

• Keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, webcams, external hard drives, monitors

What is the function of a modem?

• Translates Morse code signals into binary data

• Modulates and demodulates analog signals to encode and decode digital information.

• Sends and receives radio signals to communicate with satellites

• Projects holographic images onto a screen

Give an example of a storage device.

• USB flash drive

• CD-ROM

• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

• Floppy disk

What is the purpose of a scanner?

• To make coffee

• To play music

• To walk the dog

• To convert physical documents or images into digital format.

Name a communication device.

• Toaster

• Phone

• Television

• Laptop

What is the role of a monitor?

• Plays music

• Cooks food

• Drives the computer

• Displays visual output from the computer

Which device allows you to print documents?

• Monitor

• Scanner

• Printer

• Keyboard