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**//Input Devices //** An input device is any [|hardware] device that sends data to the computer, without any input devices, a computer would only be a display device and not allow users to interact with it, much like a TV. In the picture to the right, is a [|Logitech] [|trackball]  mouse and an example of an input device. Below is a complete listing of all the different computer input devices that can be used on a computer. **//Output Devices //** Any peripheral that receives or displays output from a [|computer] . In the picture to the right, are an inkjet printer and a good example of an **output device** that can make a [|hard copy]  of anything on a computer. Below is a listing of all the different computer output devices found on a computer. **Also see: **[|Input device] , [|Input/output device] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">, <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Output] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">, <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Printer definitions] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">, <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Video definitions] **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Input and Output Devices //** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Alternatively referred to as an **IO device**, an **input/output device** is a <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">[|hardware] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> device that accepts inputted information and also has the capability of outputting that information. Good examples of input/output devices are a <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">[|floppy diskette drive] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">, <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">[|CD-ROM drives] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">, <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">[|USB thumb drives] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">, and a <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none;">[|hard disk drive] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Hardware **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Flat panel]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Monitor]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Printer]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Projector]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Sound card]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Speakers]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|Video card]