What does output device actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

What does PC input/output actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Professor Hawking used an input device controlled by his cheek movements to choose the words he wanted to use. A special output device turned those words into electronic speech that people could hear.

In prior Java 101 articles, I referred to the concepts of redirection, standard input device, and standard output device. To demonstrate inputting data, several examples called System.in.read().

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is the first program that runs on a PC each time it's turned on. When the BIOS boots up a computer, it first determines which attachments (peripherals) are in ...

Thanks to creative minds that build assistive technology devices, physically challenged people do not have to give up computing. Computers work by accepting input from people and providing output ...