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Digital devices are pieces of hardware for computers and include any technology which can understand binary code - in other words, digital devices speak the same language as computers. There are many different digital devices: monitors, microphones, speakers, cameras, scanners etc. All of these pieces of technology are digital devices. You will probably have used many of these in the classroom or at home.
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'Hard copy' is often used as another way of saying 'printout'
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Repeatedly pressing the 'print' button doesn't fix the problem, but does waste ink when the printer is working again
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Although a camera could slightly magnify an image by zooming, it could not show a detailed image of a sugar crystal
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Mobile phones, digital cameras, video game consoles, MP3s and laptops use memory cards to store data
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Cameras can catch still images but camcorders can capture moving ones
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'Input' means 'to enter data'
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A keyboard is an input device - you use it to put information into a computer
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You can enter data into, and display data on, a touchscreen device or interactive whiteboard
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USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and it is the standard connector for computers
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Scanners are used to make digital versions of real life pictures, photos or text
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