Chapter 2 (Input and Output devices)
Q1. Differentiate between input and output devices.
Input devices Output devices
Those devices which are used to Those devices which are used to
input/insert data into the computer display the result/out put on the
screen
Examples: Examples:
Keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, Monitor, speaker, printer, plotter etc
tracker ball, microphone etc
Q2. Identify the following devices as input or output devices:
Device Input/output
Monitor Output
Plotter Output
Joystick Input
Video camera Input
Speaker Output
Light pen Input
Sensors Input
Graphics Tablet Input
CRT Monitors Output
TFT Monitors Output
Daisy Wheel printer Output
Inkjet printer Output
OMR Input
OCR Input
Keyboard Input
Chapter 2 (Input and Output devices)
Mouse Input
Tracker ball Input
Scanner Input
Chip and pin reader Input
Q3. Write the use of the following input devices.
Input Devices Use
Remote control Operating a television.
Keyboard Entering text when writing a book.
Touch screen Selecting information in a tourist information kiosk.
Chip reader Reading information from a credit card.
Graphics Tablet Inputting free hand drawings to the computer.
Q4. Differentiate between Hardcopy and Softcopy output.
Hardcopy Softcopy
Printed output on a piece of paper is The output which you see on the
called hardcopy monitor screens is called softcopy.
