The correct answer is Input.
- Devices that enter information into the computer and communicate with it are called Input devices.
Key Points
- An input device is a peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or other information appliance.
- The Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer receives the input and processes it to produce the output.
Additional Information
- Examples of input devices include
- Keyboards, mouse, scanners, digital cameras, joysticks, Microphone, TouchPad, Webcam, remote, biometric devices, etc.
- Keyboard is a basic input device that is used to enter data into a computer or any other electronic device by pressing keys.
- Mouse is a hand-held input device that is used to move cursor or pointer across the screen.
- Scanner uses the pictures and pages of text as input.