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Grade 6 Computer Science — Input and output devices

Decide whether a device is an input or an output device by asking which way the information travels.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which of these is NOT an output device?

    • a) Monitor
    • b) Keyboard
    • c) Speaker
    • d) Printer

  2. 2.Which of these is NOT an input device?

    • a) Scanner
    • b) Mouse
    • c) Monitor
    • d) Microphone

  3. 3.A pair of headphones takes sound out of the computer and carries it to your ears. Which kind of device is it?

    • a) An input device
    • b) An output device
    • c) Neither of those
    • d) Both at once

  4. 4.A projector takes a picture out of the computer and throws it onto a wall. Which kind of device is it?

    • a) An input device
    • b) Neither of those
    • c) A storage device
    • d) An output device

  5. 5.An input device carries information into the computer; an output device carries it back out to you. Sort each one.

    Groups: Input device · Output device

    • Keyboard
    • Scanner
    • Speaker
    • Mouse
    • Printer
    • Monitor

  6. 6.A microphone takes the sound of your voice and sends it into the computer. Which kind of device is it?

    • a) Neither of those
    • b) An input device
    • c) An output device
    • d) A storage device

  7. 7.A device that carries information into the computer is called an ______ device. Fill in the missing word.

  8. 8.Match each device to what it carries.

    • Microphone
    • Speaker
    • Scanner
    • Printer
    • Keyboard
    • A picture going in
    • Sound going in
    • A picture coming out
    • Letters going in
    • Sound coming out

Answer key — Grade 6 Computer Science — Input and output devices

  1. 1. b) Keyboard
  2. 2. c) Monitor
  3. 3. b) An output device
  4. 4. d) An output device
  5. 5. Keyboard → Input device; Monitor → Output device; Mouse → Input device; Printer → Output device; Scanner → Input device; Speaker → Output device
  6. 6. b) An input device
  7. 7. input
  8. 8. Microphone → Sound going in; Speaker → Sound coming out; Scanner → A picture going in; Printer → A picture coming out; Keyboard → Letters going in