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

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().

Input devices like keyboards, touchscreens, webcams and game controllers are designed and built to digitise the information they receive before sending it to the computer CPU for processing.

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

Data Drives Flash, optical and hard drives store the output of computer processes, but they also provide the input for other functions.