Input Vs. Output Devices

1. Annie Carstarphen Croft 2/12/2015

2. Resources:

2.1. Lever-Duffy, J. & McDonald, J. B. (2015). Teaching and learning with technology (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

3. Output Devices

3.1. “Output devices include all hardware components that move information (data that have been processed) out of the computer to make it accessible to you.” (Lever-Duffy & McDonald, 2015 P. 94)

3.1.1. Monitors

3.1.1.1. Displays information on the screen in soft copy form

3.1.1.1.1. High Demand for Resolution and Clarity

3.1.1.1.2. The more pixels in the monitor the higher the resolution and the clearer the picture.

3.1.2. Printer

3.1.2.1. Displays information in printed or hard copy form

3.1.2.1.1. High Demand for Resolution and Speed

3.1.2.1.2. Laser, Ink-Jet & Multifunctional Devices

4. Input Devices

4.1. “An input device is any device that allows users to enter data and commands.” (Lever-Duffy & McDonald, 2015 P. 92)

4.1.1. Keyboards, Pointing devices, stylus', trackball, joysticks, gestures& voice commands, touch pads and mouse

4.1.1.1. Helps to simplify input for the students