Input And (Very Little) Output Devices

Assalamu Alaikum!

Welcome back!

It's been so much long 😂😂😂 what with my Mid-term exam and all I couldn't post. So, now, here we go!

Today, my topic is about input and (very little) output devices.

But at first, check my other blogs (yes, I call them blogs, if you don't, IDC):

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/12/failures-of-internet.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-internet.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-stages-of-making-program-different.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/ip-address-transmitting-data-packets.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/cellular-network-comparing-different.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/network-hardware.html

https://samaraislamsaarah.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-world-of-technology.html

(If they don't work, just copy paste them in the search bar)

So, let's start!

What is input according to ICT?

Input means to enter any data in a device. So, an input device is a device that provides input to the computer. Examples are mouse, keyboard, touchscreen and sensor.

Mouse: When you move the mouse, the cursor in the screen of the monitor moves and you can click on whatever you want.

Keyboard: When you press on any of the keys, the letter/number/sign you pressed on will appear on the screen.

Touchscreen: We can see this in many devices like tabs or mobiles. When you want to enter something, you have to press on the location you want in, and that thing will come.

Sensor: It is an input device that senses our surroundings and change something in the device. For example, when it is day, a car's headlight stays off. But when its night, the sensor in the car senses it and turns the car's headlights off.

                                                        

Now, we will talk about remote input devices.

Remote means automatic. So, remote input devices are input devices that don't have to be near the computer and can work far away. They connect to a computer using the Internet. 

Remote input devices are useful when:

✅ we want to collect data of days, months or years for a long time

✅ we want to collect an input from a location that is long away.

✅ it is not safe for human to use an input device by hand

✅ we want to collect data to make life easier and more efficient.

Remote input devices can be used in many places. Examples:

🌐 Satellites

🌐 Temperature on top of a mountain or deep in the sea.

🌐 Planets

🌐 Dangerous places like volcanoes

Now, it's time to get to "smart" devices

Smart devices are those which has a sensor so we can control them. For example, a smart radio that turns on whenever you command it to.

These devices are very useful. Imagine you have automatic windows. You could use an input device to check if any of them was open. Then you could close them remotely if you needed to.

Now, let's go to a short discussion about output devices.

Output devices are those which shows us the input we have sent with the input devices. Examples are printer, monitor, speaker and actuator.

Printer: When we print the documents to see the things we wrote or drew in hard copy, we can see the output of it using printer.

Speaker: You can hear the sound that is coming from the computer using the speaker.

Monitor: It is the screen we see everything on and is very important.

Actuator: This is a part of a machine. It can be used to open, close or move objects. They perform physical movements.

Examples of actuator are:

⚡A belt in a shopping mall

⚡Inside an airplane wing

So, that's all for today! Hope this was useful in any way. If you have any queries or questions, feel free to comment and I will try my best to answer!

Assalamu Alaikum!