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Report about Components of a Computer System and their functions

You are going to produce a report using Microsoft Word about INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES.

Use the IT book and the IGCSE web site to look for information.

The main title must be Input and Output Devices.
The titles to present each subtopic are going to be:

Input Devices
- Keyboards
- Pointing Devices
- Audio / Visual
- Card Readers
- Reading Text / Codes
- Sensors
Output Devices
 - Audio / Visual
 - Printing / Plotting
 - Control Actuators

Clasify them into these categories

  • Manual input devices
  • Direct input systems
  • Sensors
  • Monitors
  • Printers and plotters
  • Speakers
  • Control devices


Take in mind that you have to include
  • a cover page,
  • a table of contents
  • foot references
  • a glossary diagramme with these terms:
SENSORS-QWERTY KEYBOARD-CONCEPT KEYBOARD-NUMERIC KEYPAD-TOUCHPAD-TRACKERBALLS-GRAPHICS TABLET-STYLUS-MIDI KEYBOARD-REMOTE CONTROL-OCR-OMR-MICR-BAR CODE-MAGNETIC STRIP-CHIP AND PIN READERS-ANALOGUE DATA-DIGITAL DATA-SENSORS-CRT-TFT-HEATERS-MOTORS-BUZZERS.


For example: