Devices KS3

Computing devices can be sub divided into three broad categories:

• input
• output
• storage

Input

Input devices are those that we use to send data from the user TO the computer.

Manual Input Devices	Automatic Input Devices
Mouse Keyboard Trackball Joystick Digital Camera Microphone Touch Screen Scanner Graphics Tablet	Sensors Barcode Reader Magnetic Strip Reader Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Optical Mark Reader

Output devices

• headphones
• monitor
• speakers
• printer

 

Storage devices

• Internal hard Drive
• External hard Drive
• Flash drive (memory stick)
• Cloud storage (e.g. Google Drive)
• CD (Compact Disc), DVD (Digital Verstaile Disc)