Chapter Two
Input, Output and Storage
Discovering Computers
Fundamentals
Living in a Digital World
What Is Input?
• Input is any data and instructions entered into the
memory of a computer
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What Is Input?
An input device is any
hardware component that
allows users to enter data
and instructions into a
computer
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Keyboard and Pointing Devices
• A keyboard is an input device that contains keys
users press to enter data and instructions into a
computer
• A mouse is a pointing device that fits under the
palm of your hand comfortably
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Touch Screens
• A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display device
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Other Types of Input
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Other Types of Input
• A digital camera is a mobile device that allows
users to take pictures and store them digitally
• A flatbed scanner creates a file of the document
in memory
• A bar code reader: uses laser beams to read bar
codes
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Other Types of Input
• Biometrics authenticates a person’s identity by
verifying a personal characteristic
Fingerprin Face
recognition
t reader system
Voice
Hand geometry
verification 8
Other Types of Input
iris
recognition
system
fingerprint
reader
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What Is Output?
• Output is data that has been processed into a
useful form
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What Is Output?
• An output device is any type of hardware
component that conveys information to one or
more people
Display
Printers
devices
Speakers, Data 11
Display Devices
• A display device visually
conveys text, graphics, and
video information
• A monitor is packaged as a
separate peripheral
– LCD monitor (Liquid Crystal
Display)
– LED monitor (Light-Emitting
Diodes )
– Plasma monitors
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Printers
• A printer produces text and graphics on a
physical medium
• Different types of printers
– Ink-jet printer
– Laser printer
– Plotters are used to produce high-quality drawings
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Printers
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Other Output Devices
• Headphones are
speakers that cover
your head or are placed
outside of the ear
• Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal
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Part Two
Discovering Computers
Fundamentals
Living in a Digital World
Storage
Storage holds data, instructions, and information for future use
A storage medium is the physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions,
and information
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Storage
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Storage
• Capacity is the number of bytes a storage medium
can hold
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Hard Disks
• A hard disk contains one or more inflexible, circular platters
that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and
information
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Hard Disks
• The hard disk arms
move the read/write
head, which reads items
and writes items in the
drive
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Flash Memory Storage
• Flash memory chips are a type of solid state
media and contain no moving parts
• Solid state drives (SSDs) have several advantages
over magnetic hard disks:
Faster Faster
access time transfer rates
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Flash Memory Storage
• A memory card is a
removable flash
memory device that
you insert and remove
from a slot in a
computer, mobile
device, or card
reader/writer
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Flash Memory Storage
• USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a
computer or mobile device
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Optical Discs
A CD-ROM can be read from but not
written to
•Read Only Memory
A CD-R is a multisession optical disc on
which users can write, but not erase
A CD-RW is an erasable multisession
disc
•Must have a CD-RW drive
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Optical Discs
A DVD-ROM is a high-capacity optical disc on
which users can read but not write or erase
•Requires a DVD-ROM drive
A Blu-ray Disc-ROM (BD-ROM) has a
storage capacity of 200 GB
DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+RAM are
high-capacity rewritable DVD formats
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Other Types of Storage
• Enterprise storage stores huge volumes of data
and information for large businesses
– Uses special hardware for heavy use, maximum
availability, and maximum efficiency
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Cloud Storage
• Cloud Storage is technology that allows you to
save data in remote servers accessed from the
Internet, or "cloud."
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