input/output
Information moving through
Input/output refers to the flow of data into and out of a computer system—what goes in (keyboard strokes, mouse clicks, file uploads) and what comes out (screen displays, printouts, audio).
Often abbreviated I/O.
The term extends to any system with incoming and outgoing signals: The input/output of a mixing board can get complicated.
Facts for analysis
- streamSteady continuous flow
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- fileStored collection of data
signal · terminal · port · keyboard · display · console · peripheral · interface
Audio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- playbackReproducing recorded media
amplifier · mixer · jack · connector · cable · soundcard · monitor · volume
Unbroken forward movement
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- processSteps toward a result
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- transferMove between locations
throughput · efficiency · conversion · transformation · energy · loop · feedback · regulation
Goods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- tradeExchange of commodities
- productionMaking or generating something
- goodsThings for sale
supply · resources · yield · manufacturing · consumption · revenue · expenditure · commodities
Returned response data
- participationAct of taking part
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- responseAnswer to stimulus
contribution · involvement · engagement · collaboration · ideas · insight · perspective · comment
data
Facts for analysis
file · signal · terminal · port · keyboard · display · console · peripheral · interface · processing
microphone
Audio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- recordingCaptured audio or video
playback · amplifier · mixer · jack · connector · cable · soundcard · monitor · volume · gain
flow
Unbroken forward movement
transfer · throughput · efficiency · conversion · transformation · energy · loop · feedback · regulation · mechanism
imports
Goods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- tradeExchange of commodities
- productionMaking or generating something
goods · supply · resources · yield · manufacturing · consumption · revenue · expenditure · commodities · balance
feedback
Returned response data
- participationAct of taking part
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
response · contribution · involvement · engagement · collaboration · ideas · insight · perspective · comment · advice
input/outputstorage
Space for keeping goods
computation · processing · memory · calculation · data retention