Comp Chap 1

Hardware used to translate words, sounds, images and actions that people understand into a form that the system unit can process is know as ............

Verified Answer
A. device drivers
B. device readers
C. input devices
D. output devices
E. None of these

Explanation:

Input devices are specifically designed hardware components that convert human-readable data (words, sounds, images, physical actions) into machine-readable digital signals that the computer's system unit can process. Option (a) Device drivers are software. Option (b) Device readers is not a general term. Option (d) Output devices display results. Option (c) Input devices accurately describe this hardware function. Option (e) is incorrect.