Unit 4: Hardware and Software

Lesson 14: Input & Output Devices

A. Fill in Table A below with the listed devices, each in its corresponding
category (Input, Output, and Input/Output).

Main Components of a Other Peripheral

Multimedia Devices
Computer Devices

monitor soundcard printer

keyboard speakers scanner

mouse headphones webcam

trackball headset digital camera

touch pad microphone digital voice recorder

camcorder

Table A:

Input Devices Output Devices Input/Output

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B. Choose the Correct Answer:

1. What is a peripheral device?

a. A device that is connected to a computing device but is not part of the essential
computer architecture.
b. A device that plugs into a computing device using a USB connection.
c. A device that provides input and output functions for a computing device.
d. A device connected to a computer using a cable

2. What are the three general types of peripheral devices?

a. Input, output and input/output devices

b. Mouse, keyboard and monitor
c. Audio, video and print output
d. Internal, wired external and wireless external

3. Which of the following is NOT a peripheral computing device?

a. Central processing unit (CPU)

b. Scanner
c. Printer
d. Keyboard
e. Microphone

4. Which device can be used as an input and as an output device.

a. Keyboard
b. Mouse
c. Scanner
d. Digital camera
e. Microphone

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 5. Which of the devices listed below are input devices?

a. Monitor
b. Keyboard
c. Speakers
d. Projectors

6. Which device listed below is an output device?

a. Keyboard
b. Mouse
c. Printer
d. Scanner

7. Which device in the list below is not a peripheral device?

a. Digital Camera
b. Hard drive
c. Speakers
d. Keyboard

8. Which device allows the user to record or send their voice into the computer?

a. Monitor
b. Microphone
c. Output
d. Speaker

9. Circle the output device below:

a. Scanner
b. Mouse
c. Printer
d. Microphone

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 10. Circle the input devices below:

a. Microphone
b. Printer
c. Keyboard
d. Speaker
e. Mouse

11. What is another name for peripheral devices that give information?

a. Output
b. Process
c. Software
d. CPU

12. What is the part of a computer that allows the user to view information on a
screen?

a. Mouse
b. RAM
c. Motherboard
d. Monitor

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C. Circle TRUE or FALSE:

1. The MICR is an input device.

True False

2. The MICR line is located at the bottom of checks.

True False

3. The Punch Card Reader is an output device.

True False

4. The OCR is an output device.

True False

5. The OCR is mostly used in data entry records.

True False

6. The Magnetic Tape Drive is an output device.

True False

7. Magnetic tapes are stored on cartridges, cassettes, or reels.

True False

8. Network Cards are input / output devices.

True False

9. The most common protocols used for network cards are Wireless LAN or WiFi.
True False

10. The Braille Embosser is an input device.

True False

11. The Braille Embosser is an alternative way of writing for people with visual disabilities.
True False

12. Speech Generating Devices (SGD) are output devices.

True False
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