Output and Input Devices

June 11, 2014

Back to my previous post, I started using a computer since kindergarten but output devices and input devices were thoroughly discussed in grade school. So, yes most of us know what they are. Recalling what devices I can share a story with...

Output Devices:

Monitor 

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CRT (Cathode-Ray-Tube) was the first type of monitor that I got to use in school and we owned 2 of it back then. This is the box-type monitor which would take a lot of space in anyone's table. I remember my classmates and I playing with the monitor in class, turning it off, rubbing our hands on it then immediately touch one another. We would feel the "electric shock" and laugh, usually. Some got pissed, woops! 

Now, my family do not use any desktop computers. We left our last CRT at our previous home and only use laptops. 

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Printer 
"Assignments assignments assignments" - is what usually come to my mind when we talk about printers. We own an HP Ink Jet printer since 2010 that we got at a reasonable price. Sometimes, it malfunctions because the components inside get dirty. Good thing though that it has a "clean" option and it would clean itself. I didn't like it in high school when my classmates ask me to print for them because I was too lazy to set-up the printer and they will consume our ink. The ink is more expensive actually than the printer itself. Although there are ink "refills", which my high school uses to save money, we opt to use the hp made inks to avoid voiding our warranty. 

We actually wanted to buy a Laser Jet printer so that the printing process would be faster, but it is more expensive than a Ink Jet printer.

Speakers

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For laptops and tablets, they have in-built speakers in the machines. When I play music on my laptop, it doesn't really have the "Bass Effect" that I want but it's alright. We do not own any speakers except the small portable one that we use for our iPods. 

Input Devices:

Keyboard

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Sir Encarnacion said there hasn't been a lot of updates for this device,and yes I agree. Almost every keyboard / laptop keyboard has the same keys and same appearances with one another. Except mine.

Yikes!!!

One day, I was typing an assignment when suddenly the keys of "D" and "Fn" popped up out of nowhere! And damn I didn't know how to put it back. Sad to say, the Fn , CAPSLOCK, left control and the left keys aren't working anymore but luckily the D still does.




Mouse

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We kept on changing our wired mice before because most of them get damaged and malfunction easily. I miss the ball at the bottom of the mouse, I kept removing it on its place and played with it. 

Suddenly, I do not miss it anymore. Ew.

We also had retractable mice but also didn't last long. Since we only use laptops today, we use track-pads daily instead. But we own a wireless mouse if ever we need to Photoshop pictures, play games, edit music and edit videos because it is easier to control.

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So yeah, I noticed that these devices even a camera can be found all in one on a laptop. Except a PRINTER. I hope that in the future, they'll manufacture a printer also built-in on a laptop. That would be extremely great.

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