Week 2 Checkpoint 1 Personal Computer Hardware

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Appendix B

Personal Computer Hardware Matrix

|Hardware |Function of |Device Category |Category Reasoning |

|Component |Component | | |

|Keyboard |The keyboard allows a user to |Input |The keyboard is an input device |

| |enter text, numbers, and simple | |because it allows the user to |

| |commands, such as delete. | |send data directly to the |

| | | |computer. |

|Monitor |The function of the monitor is |Output |The monitor is considered an |

| |to display graphic images to the| |output device because it |

| |user. | |displays images and text to the |

| | | |user. |

|Mouse |The mouse controls the |Input |The mouse is considered an input|

| |computer’s cursor and allows the| |device because it allows the |

| |user to highlight certain | |user to give directions or |

| |sections or words as well as | |commands. |

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