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Typical Computer Input/Output and Storage Devices

Input / Output and Storage Devices

Input	Output	Storage
Keyboard	Monitor	Floppy Disk
Mouse	Printers (all types)	Diskette
Trackballs	Audio Card	Hard Disk
Touchpads	Plotters	Disk Cartridge
Pointing Sticks	LCD Projection Panels	CD-ROM
Joysticks	Computer Output Microfilm (COM)	Optical Disk
Pen Input	Facsimile (FAX)	Magnetic Tape
Touch Screen	Speaker(s)	Cartridge Tape
Light Pen	.	Reel Tape
Digitizer	.	PC Card
Graphics Tablet	.	*RAID
Scanner	.	*Memory Button
Microphone	.	*Smart Card
Electronic Whiteboard	.	*Optical Memory Card
Video Cards	.	.
Audio Cards	.	.

• RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
  
  
• Memory Button - Small storage devices about the size of a dime that look like watch batteries. They hold about 8 Kbytes of information.
  
  
• Smart Card - About the same size as a credit card and contain a small microprocessor capable of storing data. They hold about 1 to 8 Kbytes of information.
  
  
• Optical Memory Cards - About the same size as a credit card that can store up to 4.1 Mbytes of digitized text or images using a laser beam.