Parts of the Computer and Storage Devices

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Parts of the Computer and Storage Devices

• By Alisha Mallette

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Computers and TVs are similar. They both have
monitors, but TVs are mostly an output machine.
This means you receive movies out from the TV.
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Computers are also an output machine. Information
entered into the computer comes out to you.
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Computers are different from TVs. Since they also
receive input. Information or data that is put
into a computer is called Input.
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• So output is the information that comes out to
  you from the computer and input is the
  information from you into the computer.

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Examples of Output Devices

• Monitor Speakers/Headphones Printer

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Examples of Input Devices

• Keyboard mouse scanner

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Computers have storage devices to hold
information that is put into them.

• Floppy Disk- stores information from one computer
  on the disk and allows the information to be
  taken to another computer.
• Hard Drive- stores information on a drive inside
  the computer.
• My Documents- stores information within the
  computer.
• Shared Directory- stores information within the
  computer.

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