3. INTRODUCTION
VARIOUS DEVICES USED TO ENTER INFORMATIONS
AND INSTRUCTIONS INTO A COMPUTER FOR
STORAGE OR PROCESSING AND DELIVER THE
PROCESSED DATA TO A HUMAN OPERATOR OR , IN
SOME CASES A MACHINE CONTROLLED BY THE
COMPUTER .
5. TYPES OF OUTPUT DEVICES
INKJET PRINTER
LASER PRINTER
SPEAKER
6. USES OF INPUT DEVICES
KEYBOARD - IT IS AN INPUT DEVICE BY WHICH WE CAN
EASILY TRANSFER DATA INTO THE COMPUTER .
MOUSE – IT IS A HAND-HELD INPUT DEVICE . A MOUSE
CONSISTS OF TWO OR THREE BUTTONS
SCANNER – SCANNER CREATES AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF
A PHOTOGRAPH . PROCESS OF CREATING A PICTURE –
FILE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH IS CALLED AS SCANNING .
7. USES OF OUTPUT DEVICES
INKJET PRINTER- PRINTER IS USED FOR DRAWING
PRINTOUTS . PRICE OF INKJET PRINTERS IS MODERATE
BUT OPERATING COST IS HIGH ; AND THE QUALITY OF
PICTURES IS GOOD .
LASER PRINTER- IT IS ALSO USED FOR DRAWING
PRINTOUTS . THIS PRINTERS COME WITH VERY
IMPRESSIVE PRICE TAG , BUT OPERATING COST IS LEAST
.
SPEAKER- IT IS AN COMPUTER PERIPHERAL WHICH GIVES
AUDIO OUTPUT .