keyboard - Answers Enters commands and textual data into the computer system.
Mouse - Answers Position the cursor on a computer screen to manipulate objects
microphone - Answers Enter sounds into the computer system
Scannerr - Answers Convert hard copy into digital form
PC webcam - Answers To capture images and sound
bar code reader - Answers An optical reader that can read bar codes.
Optical character reader - Answers To capture handwritten or printed text
Touch screen - Answers To allow input from the screen
Printer - Answers To produce printed copies of documents on a range of stationery
Monitor - Answers To display the operating systems desktop
Multimedia Projector - Answers A device connect to a computer to present information in a bigger size.
Speakers - Answers To allow playback of audio from applications and to provide audible alerts produced
by the operating system and application software
Touchscreen - Answers To allow input and output direct from screen
CD-ROM - Answers compact disc-read-only memory stores data that can be read by a computer. It is not
writable and used to distribute computer software
CD-R - Answers A compact disk on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory.
Compact Disk Recordable is variation of CD-ROM and is sometimes called the burner
CD-RW - Answers A CD that allows data to be erased and written again several times.
DVD - Answers Stores more data than CD. Used for video and data storage and to back up data stored in
flash drives
Flash drive - Answers A 'thumb sized' devices used as a USB connectors. 4G,8G and 16G
Memory card - Answers Used in devices such as cameras
Mouse benefit - Answers Users are more efficient as task can be completed accurately
Scanner - Answers Converts printed documents to digital formatZ Converts text on documents to
editable text. Converts images of documents such as receipts photographs and diagrams to digital
format.
, digital camera - Answers Captures still images and video
Scanner Benefit - Answers Reduced cost as digital versions of physical documents
Digital Camera benefit - Answers Pictures can be captured by office staff rather then professional
photographers
PC camera - Answers Users in remote locations can see each other
Database Management System (DBMS) - Answers Microsoft Access Open Office Base
Electronic Spreadsheet - Answers Microsoft excel, IBM Lotus
Email - Answers Microsoft outlook express, Mozilla Thunderbird
Presentation Graphics - Answers Microsoft power point, Prezi keynote
Web Browsers - Answers Microsoft Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome
word processor - Answers Microsoft word, Corel Word Open Office Writer
RAM - Answers Random Access Memory is temporary and is lost when the computer is turned off (data
is volatile).
Random Access Memory - Answers Is used to store instructions and data for currently running programs
and operating systems.
ROM - Answers Read Only Memory data is stored and not lost when computer is turned off (data is non
volatile).
Read Only Memory - Answers Is used for commands such as boot up
Secondary Storage Devices - Answers Storage devices hold data, even when the computer is turned off
and programs and data not being processed. Until needed for later retrieval.
Examples of secondary storage devices - Answers Hard disk Magnetic tape Floppy disk Microfilm Cds
DVD.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - Answers This is located on the main processor board ( the motherboard)
Random Access Memory (RAM) - Answers Any data can be accessed when needed. Contents can be
read,written and changed.
Read Only Memory (ROM) - Answers Contents of ROM are usually programmed by manufacturers
therefore can only be read and not changed. Used to store commands executed when computer is
turned on.