INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES
1. Which of the following is an input device?
o a) Printer
o b) Mouse
o c) Monitor
o d) Speaker
2. Which of the following is an example of an output device?
o a) Scanner
o b) Keyboard
o c) Monitor
o d) Microphone
3. Which of the following devices is used to provide audio output?
o a) Keyboard
o b) Printer
o c) Speaker
o d) Mouse
4. Which device is primarily used to convert analog signals into digital signals?
o a) Digital Camera
o b) Monitor
o c) Scanner
o d) Modem
5. What type of device is a microphone?
o a) Output device
o b) Storage device
o c) Input device
o d) Processing device
6. Which of the following is an example of a bi-directional input/output device?
o a) Touchscreen
o b) Keyboard
o c) Printer
o d) Speaker
7. Which of the following devices is used for displaying graphics or images?
o a) Keyboard
o b) Printer
o c) Monitor
o d) Microphone
8. The main function of a printer is to:
o a) Take input from the user
o b) Print data on paper
o c) Display data on the screen
o d) Process data
9. Which of the following is a pointing device?
o a) Monitor
o b) Keyboard
o c) Mouse
o d) Printer
10. Which of the following input devices is used to read printed text and convert it into
machine-readable data?
o a) Joystick
o b) Scanner
o c) Microphone
o d) Keyboard
11. A device that allows users to feed data into a computer for analysis and storage and
to give commands to the computer is called
a) Output device
b) Input device
c) Memory
d) Both a and b
12. User communicates with a computer with the help of which devices?
a) Input device
b) Output device
c) Software device
d) Both a and b
13. Which device allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer?
a) Input device
b) Output device
c) ALU
d) CPU
14. Which device converts human-understandable data and programs into a form
that computers can understand and process?
a) Output
b) Monitor
c) Input
d) All of the above
15. A device that communicates the results of data processed by the computer and
converts the digital information into a form that humans can easily read and
understood is called
a) Input
b) Monitor
c) Output
d) Keyboard
16. Which of the following groups are only input devices?
a) Mouse, keyboard, monitor, Joystick
b) Mouse, keyboard, printer, Light pen
c) Mouse, keyboard, Scanner, Joystick, Light pen
d) Mouse, keyboard, Trackball, Touch Screen, Microphone
e) Both c and d
17. Which of the following is not a pointing device?
a) Mouse
b) Joystick
c) Light pen
d) Digitizer
18. Which input device is used for input text, numbers, and commands to the
computer?
a) Mouse
b) Keyboard
c) Scanner
d) All of the above
19. The number of function keys in a keyboard is
(a) 14
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 15
20. Ctrl, Shift, and Alt are known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _keys.
(a) function
(b) modifier
(c) alphanumeric
(d) adjustment
21. Which key of keyboard is used to make characters either upper or lower case?
(a) ESC
(b) Return
(c) Shift
(d) Both a and c
22. The use of tab key in the keyboard is
(a) to move a cursor across the screen
(b) to indent a paragraph
(c) to move the cursor down the screen
(d) Both a and c
23. Mouse is
(a) pointing and drop device
(b) cursor-control device
(c) monitoring device
(d) Both a and b
24. The first computer mouse was developed by
(a) Douglas Engelbart
(b) William English
(c) Daniel Cougher
(d) Robert Zawaski
25. Optical mouse was built by
(a) IBM, 1920
(b) Intel, 1930
(c) Microsoft, 1999
(d) Dell, 2000
Additional Explanation:
Input Devices are devices that allow data to be entered into a system. Examples include a
keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, etc.
Output Devices are devices that display or present data from the computer system.
Examples include printers, monitors, speakers, etc.
Some devices, like a touchscreen, can function as both input and output devices,
allowing interaction with the system.
