COMPUTER PERIPHERALS AND INTERFACES
PERIPHERAL DEVICES SCANNER CAMERA AND MICROPHONE
Question
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INPUT device
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OUTPUT device
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STORAGE device
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Microphone. Microphone is an input device to input sound that is then stored in a digital form. The microphone is used for various applications such as adding sound to a multimedia presentation or for mixing music.
Detailed explanation-2: -A microphone is a device that translates sound vibrations in the air into electronic signals and scribes them to a recording medium or over a loudspeaker. Microphones enable many types of audio recording devices for purposes including communications of many kinds, as well as music vocals, speech and sound recording.
Detailed explanation-3: -Microphones are input devices because they send information into a computer via an audio interface, which converts the analog audio signal into a digital one. However, USB microphones that have a built-in headphone jack also work as output devices since they receive information from the computer as well.