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Computers: Inside and Out – Outer Hardware


Input/Output Worksheet
Output devices receive information from the CPU and translate it
into sounds or images to communicate what was processed.
Input devices allow us to communicate with the CPU by translating
information into instructions the computer understands.

Write INPUT or OUTPUT in the blank next to the components listed.

1. Monitor ________output___________________________________

2. Keyboard _____________input______________________________

3. Scanner _________________input__________________________

4. Whiteboard _____________________input______________________

5. Trackpad _________________________input__________________

6. Laser Printer _____________________________output______________

7. Mouse ____________input_______________________________

8. Speakers _________output__________________________________

9. Inkjet Printer ________input___________________________________

10.Digital Camera _____input______________________________________

11.Touchscreen ________input___________________________________
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Computers: Inside and Out – Hardware on the Inside


What am I? Worksheet
Read the clues below to answer the question “What am I?”. Fill in the blank with
the correct answer from the box.

1. _____j_______ I connect computers and allow them to talk to each other.

2. _____c_______ I wake up the computer and remind it what to do.

3. _____h_______ I am the brain of the computer.

4. ______f______ I have a very good memory. I can read, but I can’t write.

5. _____i_______ Information in the computer is stored on my magnetic cylinders.

6. _____l_______ I can read and write; but if you turn off the computer, I forget
everything.

7. ______b______ I hold all of the other circuit boards.

8. ______d______ I get electricity into the computer.

9. _____e_______ I handle the graphics that are displayed on the monitor.

10. ______k______ Other hardware, like the keyboard or monitor, plugs into me.

11. ____m________ I use zeros and ones to represent numbers and letters to communicate with the
computer.

12. ____a_______ I give pulse to the CPU.

13. _____n______ I consist of 8 bits.

14. _____g_____ I control the sound you hear from the computer speakers

a. Clock h. CPU
b. Motherboard i. Hard Drive
c. BIOS j. Modem
d. Power Supply k. Port
e. Video Card l. RAM
f. ROM m. Binary Coding
g. Sound Card n. Byte
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