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02 - What are input and output devices?

 1. An example of an input device is:
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  a mouse

  a CPU (central processing unit)

  a speaker

  a monitor

 2. Computers only work with digital information. Any input that a computer receives must be ____________.

  radiofied (converted into radio signals)

  deleted entirely and then re-processed

  manualised (i.e converted into air signals)

  digitised (i.e converted into binary data)

 3. In this labelled image, the speaker (part of the monitor screen) would be considered:
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  an input device

  a storage device

  an output device

  an input and output device

 4. A webcam is:
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  an input and output device

  an output device

  a storage device

  an input device

 5. A printer is:

  a storage device

  an input and output device

  an input device

  an output device

 6. A pair of headphones is:

  an input and output device

  an input device

  a storage device

  an output device

 7. A modern touch screen (on a large screen laptop) would be considered:

  a storage device

  an input device only

  an output device only

  an input and output device

 8. A complete robot is:

  a very complicated output device

  a combination of storage devices

  an input device

  a complicated computer system comprisedd of both input and output devices

 9. A projector emits light signals and is:

  an output device only

  an input device only

  an input and output device

  a storage device

 10. An output device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it

  FALSE

  TRUE