Revision Input & Output Devices

Manual Input devices its pros & cons, applications

Automatic data capturing devices - its pros & cons, applications
Information stored in smart card, magnetic stripe, compare and contrast
Digital camera Vs traditional camera
Sensors application
Output devices applications, merits & demerits, compare & contrast

1. A fashion company wants to produce a catalogue advertising their latest clothes. Describe two
ways they could obtain images of clothes and use them in their catalogue.

2. A supermarket uses a computer system to control and order stock. All products sold are
identified with a bar code which can be read at a Point Of Sale (POS) terminal.
a) Apart from stock control, give one advantage to the supermarket of having barcodes on the
products.
b) Give one advantage to the customer of using POS technology.
c) Describe how a computerized stock control system works.

3. Application Type of Sensor used
Automatic doors ..
Monitoring liquid & powder flow in pipes ..
Central heating systems ..

4. (i) Sensors are . Device but computers are .. device.
Hence, to communicate between each other, they need and ..

(ii) Name other one input device and one output device that needs ADC or DAC.

5. Give one application for each below mentioned printers and describe why it is best suited for
that application.
(i) Laser printer (ii) Inkjet printer (iii) Dot-matrix printer (iv) 3D-Inkjet (v) plotter

6. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of
(i) Laser printer (ii) CRT monitor (iii) TFT monitor (iv) Inkjet (v) plotters

7. What are actuators? Describe three applications in which motors are controlled by actuators.
Revision Input & Output Devices
Manual Input devices its pros & cons, applications
Automatic data capturing devices - its pros & cons, applications
Information stored in smart card, magnetic stripe, compare and contrast
Digital camera Vs traditional camera
Sensors application
Output devices applications, merits & demerits, compare & contrast

1. A fashion company wants to produce a catalogue advertising their latest clothes. Describe two
ways they could obtain images of clothes and use them in their catalogue.

2. A supermarket uses a computer system to control and order stock. All products sold are
identified with a bar code which can be read at a Point Of Sale (POS) terminal.
d) Apart from stock control, give one advantage to the supermarket of having barcodes on the
products.
e) Give one advantage to the customer of using POS technology.
f) Describe how a computerized stock control system works.

3. Application Type of Sensor used
Automatic doors ..
Monitoring liquid & powder flow in pipes ..
Central heating systems ..

4. (i) Sensors are . Device but computers are .. device.
Hence, to communicate between each other, they need and ..

(ii) Name other one input device and one output device that needs ADC or DAC.

5. Give one application for each below mentioned printers and describe why it is best suited for
that application.
(ii) Laser printer (ii) Inkjet printer (iii) Dot-matrix printer (iv) 3D-Inkjet (v) plotter

6. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of
(ii) Laser printer (ii) CRT monitor (iii) TFT monitor (iv) Inkjet (v) plotters

7. What are actuators? Describe three applications in which motors are controlled by actuators.