KwickClips Computer Systems · 39 sec · free
What does a keyboard send?
Short answer. Text data into the computer.
What does the computer understand inside?
Only 0s and 1s.
Input devices
| Send data into the computer |
| Turn actions into signals |
| First step: input, process |
Remember
| Input device: data goes in |
| Example: a keyboard |
How does a computer know what you type? An input device does three things. It sends data into the computer. It turns actions into signals. Input is always the first step. Input means data goes in. A keyboard is the classic example.
This clip is from the full lesson: Input Devices — 6 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402), CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402)
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