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Microphone

Microphone is an input device which is used to record voice, music and
sounds. These can be stored on the computer.

PROCESSING DEVICE

CPU is the processing device. It processes the input according to the instructions we
give and returns back the output to the output devices. It also manages all work of

a computer.

OUTPUT DEVICES

The devices through which we get the result or output after processing are called Output devices.
Let us study about some of them.

Monitor

Monitor is an output device that looks like a television screen.
It is also known as Visual Display Unit or VDU.

The front portion of the monitor is called the screen. The monitor
shows the data that you input and its result after the computer
processes it.

Printer

Printer is an output device used to print the
result of the work done by the computer on a
paper.

Tech Fact

The result we get on the monitor screen is called soft copy and the result we get on
paper is called hard copy.

Speakers

Speakers are output devices that are used for listening to music,
voice and sound on a computer.

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