Input and output devices
3.2What the syllabus asks of you
- Understand what is meant by an input device and why it is required
- Understand what is meant by an output device and why it is required
- (a) Understand what is meant by a sensor and the purposes of sensors (b) Identify the type of data captured by each sensor and understand when each sensor would be used, including selecting the most suitable sensor for a given context
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Chapter 3: Input and output devices
Drill this topic
All 41 questions on Input and output devices, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
41 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.

