Input and Output Devices

beginner18 min read

What input and output devices do, the main categories - keying, pointing, scanning and imaging, audio and video - devices that are both input and output, and the idea of ports and device drivers.

What you will be able to do

Define input and output devices and give examples of each.
Classify input devices by how they capture data.
Identify devices that act as both input and output.
Explain what a port and a device driver do.

What is inside this lesson

1Input, output and peripherals
2Categories of input device
3Categories of output device
4Devices that do both
5Ports and drivers
6Common confusions
7Quick revision
8Worked example: classify the device
9Practice

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