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Computer Hardware

4. Cameras

7. Sreens & Displays

Memory & Storage

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Summary and Revision

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Kickin' Technology Top Twenty: Click to revise a device!

Listed in order of popularity: Which are input and which are output devices?

1. Palmtop computers

An introduction to handheld computers and 'smartphones'

2. Digital Video Cameras

Be your own director!

3. Webcameras

Watch what's happening on another computer.

4. Digital Still Camera

So common almost every phone has one.

5. Displays or Monitors

See what's happening in your computer.

6. Laptops

For the true road warrior who works on the move!

7. Graphics Tablet

For designers and graphic artists. The pen is dead. Long live the Stylus!

8. Mouse and Keyboard

Still the most common way of iinteracting with computers.

9. Trackpads.

No room for a mouse? Use a trackpad with a laptop.

10. Graphics Card

Get the best out of your pictures and games.

11. Soundcard

Get the best music and sound effects

12. Printers

Sooner or later, you will need to print work on paper!

13. Random and Serial Access

How quick can you access your work

14/15. Burning your own disks
Read or Write or Read and Write. Which should be used?

16. Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)

Use for recording your films and videos.

17. Compact Disk - Read Only Memory(CD-ROM)

Use for Music.

18. Hard disk or Hard Drive.

Use for quick access to all your work. Bigger the better!

19. Desktop Computers

What we use in School and are the most adaptable computers

20. Mainframe Computers
Now we're talking. The biggest and the most powerful.

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