FPC Layers in Computing

Which are the 2 examples of an input component that is used on a games console?

• Joystick

• Controller

• Remote

• Screen

Describe how a user uses that a mouse to interact with a computer?

Describe what is meant by the term input?

• Give the computer something

• Prints work

• Computer is given a signal or command

• Clicking on things like icons

Match the pairs of secondary storage.

• USB Flash Drive/SD Card

• Magnetic

• Hard Drive

• Optical

• CD/DVD/Blu Ray

• Solid state

Advantages of secondary storage

Groups:

(a) Magnetic / Hard Disk (2)

,

(b) Optical / CD (2)

,

(c) Solid State / SSD (2)

• Durable

• Lots of capacity

• Portable

• Compact

• Cheaper

• Fast access

Match the following disadvantages of secondary storage.

Groups:

(a) Magnetic / Hard Disk (2)

,

(b) Optical / CD (2)

,

(c) Solid State / SDD (1)

• Easy to damage

• Requires extra hardware

• Very Expensive

• Not durable as it can be scratched

• Slower access over SSD

Which 2 of these are examples of an output device?​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​

• Projector
• Monitor
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Joystick

Users receives

(a)   which are sent from the ​ (b)   to the ​ ​ (c)   device so that the user can ​​ (d)   the information that a computer has processed.

• Signals
• Computer
• output
• see/hear
• Binary
• input
• use
• numbers

Describe what is meant by the term output?

• Sends data to the CPU

• Sends data from the computer to the user

• Lets users print

• Lets users type

Name an example of primary storage.