We'll handle these together.

• Inputs are ways to get information IN to the computer

• Outputs are ways to get information OUT of the computer

Here are some examples. See if you can think of some more.

There are a couple inputs and outputs that can be pretty confusing. One is the touchscreen, like you find on a phone. This is actually two different devices - the monitor (screen) is an output, and the touch-sensitive layer is an input.

Another device that often confuses people is the USB drive. Even though this plugs in to a computer in the same way a keyboard or mouse might, and it contains information, it is actually a storage device. We'll discuss those later.

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