table number two

Question 1

input devices

Answer 1

1. any hardware devices that allows a user to enter data or intructions into a computer directly
2. can send data to another device but it cannot recieve data from another device
3. necessary for a computer to receive commands from its user and data to process
4. fairly complicated bc they have to ensure that the user can interact with the computer correctly

Question 2

output devices

Answer 2

1. any hardware device that takes the output data from a computer and puts it into a human readable format
2. capable of recieving data from another devices in order to generate an output but it cannot send data to another device
3. needed by a computer so it can share the results of its processing with a human
4. less complex than input devices because they only have to turn computer signals intro an output