Input and Output Devices: How Information Gets In and Out

0:00How does information get into a computer, and back out again?

0:04The computer in the middle processes the information.

0:08Input devices send information into the computer.

0:12A keyboard, a mouse, a microphone and a camera are all input devices.

0:18Output devices bring information out of the computer for us to use.

0:23A screen, speakers and a printer are all output devices.

0:29Press a key, and the computer processes it and shows the letter on the screen.

0:36A 3D printer is an output device that builds a solid object.

0:42It follows a design from the computer and adds one thin layer at a time.

0:47Adaptive devices help people with disabilities use computers.

0:52An eye tracker is an input device that lets you move the pointer just by looking.

0:58A braille display is an output device that raises small pins, so text can be read by touch.

1:05Input devices send information in, and output devices bring it out.