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Microphone

• A microphone helps us to record sounds or our voice in a
computer.

• It is used to talk to friends or relatives using the Internet.

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Some other input devices are webcam, scanner and joystick.

Output Devices

The devices that display the result of the input after it has been processed are
called output devices. Some commonly used output devices are described
here.

Monitor

• A monitor is one of the most familiar output devices.
It looks like a TV screen.

• It shows the work done by us on the screen.

• It also displays the results after the processing of

input.

Printer

• A printer allows us to print our work on paper.

• We can take both black and white and coloured

printout.

• Hard copy is the printed information on a paper.

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Dot matrix, ink jet and laser printers are the popular printers used nowadays.

Speakers

Speakers are used to listen to the audio output in the

form of music or any other kind of sound of a computer.

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