Name: _____________________________________
Period: ________
KEYBOARDING 1
Input, Output, and Storage Devices
PART ONE:
Directions: In the table below, properly classify each device contained in the Input,
Output, and Storage Device PowerPoint presentation by putting a check mark in the
correct column. NOTE: Three devices on the list can be classified in more than one
column!
Device
Printer
Zip Disk
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor
Compact Disk (CD)
Speaker
Joystick
Touch Screen
Projector
Hard Drive
Light Pen
Plotter
Floppy Disk
Digital Camera
Barcode Scanners
SD Card
Earphones
Webcam
Scanner
Microphone
Smartboard
USB Flash Drive
Robot
Input
Output
X
Storage
PART TWO:
Directions: Fill in the blanks below from the information contained in the PowerPoint
presentation Input, Output, and Storage Devices to help in understanding the function and
purpose of each.
Barcode Scanner: Reads bar codes and converts them into
.
Compact Disk (CD): An
spiral pits in a flat surface which is read by laser.
impressed with a series of
Digital Cameras: Images are stored in
within the camera.
Earphones: Also known as
,
, or
Floppy Disk: Data is stored in
.
and
.
Hard Drive: The number of tracks and sectors on a disk is known as its
.
Joystick: This device is widely used in
.
Keyboard: Is the standard data input and
computer.
device for a
Light Pen: Have the advantage of
directly onto the screen.
Microphone: Simple commands from one user can be used to control
.
Monitor: Also called
.
Mouse: Its movement is shown on the screen by a marker known as a
.
Plotter: Draws data on paper with a pen held in a
.
Printer: When a document is printed, it is known as a
.
Projector: Modern equivalent to a
projector.
projector and
Robot: Perform a variety of tasks by executing instruction contained within a
Scanner: Text can be scanned using an
(OCR) program.
SD Card: Used for storing ________________________ media.
SMART Board: An
projector.
whiteboard connected to a computer and a data
Speaker: Usually simplified stereo system without a
in.
or other media built
Touch Screen: User can interact with the computer by
the screen.
USB Flash Drive: Compact, easy-to-use data storage device that plugs into the
port.
Webcam: A
whose images can
be accessed using the Word Wide Web, Instant Messaging, or a PC video calling application.
Zip Disk: Has storage capacity of
megabyte.
,
, and
.