Major Function of Input and Output Devices

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Major Function of Input and Output Devices Points: Major function of input and output devices Major Function of Input Device

• These are physical equipments that read or translate data consisting of alphabets, number or other symbols into electronic impulses, which can be understood by the computer.
• The purpose of input devices is to pass information into the memory unit of the CPU.
• It converts the characters letters, numbers, and other symbols into a binary pattern.

Major Function of Output Device:

• The output devices are physical equipment, which present the outcome of the computations and related activities carried out in the CPU so that these can be understood by humans.
• The purpose of the output devices is to convert data and information expressed in electronic impulses to human understandable forms such as printed report.