Input/Output Ø I/O port = input/output (I=on, O=off) Ø Cables connected to comp via USB, firewire, etc. Ø A hardware device with the ability to accept inputted, outputted or other processed data Ø Can obtain respective media data as input sent to a computer, or send computer data to storage media as storage output Ø Ways of people communicating with the computer and the computer communicating with the user
· Input Devices: provide input to a computer · Output Devices: provide means for computers to output data for communication with users or other users · I/O device: both functionalities · Inputs are signals sent by the user to the system · Outputs are signals sent from the system to the user
· Some input devices: Mouse, keyboard, scanner, etc. · Some output devices: Monitor, Printer, speakers, etc. · Modems and network cards are considered both input and output I/O devices categorized under storage and communication § Examples of storage I/O devices: CD/DVD drives, USB flash drives, Hard disk drives § Examples of communication I/O devices: Network adaptors, Bluetooth adaptors/dongles, Modems GA cable is used to connect the monitor into the system
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