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Input and Output Devices

Input devices allow users to interact with and control computers. Popular input devices include keyboards, which are used to enter text and have keys for letters, numbers, and functions, and mice, which are handheld devices used to move the cursor and have left/right buttons and a scroll wheel. Output devices display processed information to users. The main output device is the monitor, which comes in types like CRT, LCD, LED, and plasma and displays text, images, video, and audio. Other output devices include plotters, which generate high-quality graphics and come in types like pen, electrostatic, inkjet, cutting, and laser plotters.

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Input and Output Devices

Input devices allow users to interact with and control computers. Popular input devices include keyboards, which are used to enter text and have keys for letters, numbers, and functions, and mice, which are handheld devices used to move the cursor and have left/right buttons and a scroll wheel. Output devices display processed information to users. The main output device is the monitor, which comes in types like CRT, LCD, LED, and plasma and displays text, images, video, and audio. Other output devices include plotters, which generate high-quality graphics and come in types like pen, electrostatic, inkjet, cutting, and laser plotters.

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Input and output devices.

Input devices:
An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a
computer, allowing you to interact with and control it.

Some of the popular input devices are:

1) Keyboard
The keyboard is a basic input device that is used to enter data into a computer or any
other electronic device by pressing keys. It has different sets of keys for letters, numbers,
characters, and functions. Keyboards are connected to a computer through USB or a
Bluetooth device for wireless communication.

Types of keyboards
 QWERTY Keyboard.
 AZERTY Keyboard
 DVORAK Keyboard

2) Mouse
The mouse is a hand-held input device which is used to move cursor or pointer across
the screen. It is designed to be used on a flat surface and generally has left and right
button and a scroll wheel between them. Laptop computers come with a touchpad that
works as a mouse.

types of the mouse:

 Trackball Mouse:

 Mechanical Mouse:

 Optical Mouse:.

 Cordless or Wireless Mouse:


Output devices:
An output device is a hardware component of a computer system that displays information to
users.

1) Monitor
The monitor is the display unit or screen of the computer. It is the main output device
that displays the processed data or information as text, images, audio or video.

 Monitor is a visual output device.

The types of monitors are given below.

 CRT Monitor

 LCD Monitor

 LED monitor

 Plasma Monitor :

2) Plotter
A plotter is a specialized output device used to generate high-quality, accurate, and detailed
graphics.

 Plotter is a data output device.

Types of Plotters

 Pen Plotters.
 Electrostatic Plotters
 Inkjet Plotters
 Cutting Plotters
 Laser Plotters

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