COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
COMPUTER MEMORY AND PROCESSING DEVICES
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can send data
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can receive data
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can send and receive data
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An output device can receive data from another device and generate output with that data, but it cannot send data to another device. Examples of output devices include the following. Monitor-Receives data from a computer (output) and displays that information as text and images for users to view.
Detailed explanation-2: -Keyboards, mouse, scanners, etc are some of the input devices while printers, monitors, headphones, etc are some of the output devices. Another important element of a hardware system is computer memory. It is where all the data goes either temporarily or permanently.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples include monitors, printers, speakers, headphones, projectors, GPS devices, optical mark readers, and braille readers.
Detailed explanation-4: -An output device allows data to be transmitted by the computer in a human-friendly form, for example, sound being played through a speaker. Monitor-The main output device of a computer. It forms images by converting electrical energy into light in the form of tiny dots on the screen called pixels.
Detailed explanation-5: -Output Device Definition: A piece of equipment/hardware which gives out the result of the entered input, once it is processed (i.e. converts data from machine language to a human-understandable language), is called an output device. For example printer, monitor, etc.