Part 0: See The Flow First

Every computer task follows the same path: information comes in as input, gets processed, then leaves as output.

Inputs

⌨ Keyboard 🖱 Mouse 🎤 Microphone 📷 Webcam 📠 Scanner
Input

Computer

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Processes data and turns it into useful information.

Output

Outputs

🖥 Monitor 🔊 Speakers 🖨 Printer 🎧 Headphones 📽 Projector

Part 1: Input vs Output

Now classify each device correctly. You cannot move on until everything is right.

Input

Input devices send information into the computer. Example: keyboard, scanner, microphone.

Output

Output devices send information out of the computer to a person or another device. Example: monitor, speakers, printer.

Drag these devices into the correct box

Input Box

Output Box

You have 18 wrong.

Part 1 complete

Nice. You can now move on to Part 2.

Part 2: Create Your Own Mad Lib

Requirements: 200-word story, at least 8 different placeholder box types, and each selected type used at least once.

Story Template (left)

Write your story and insert placeholders like [adj] and [noun].

0 words | 0 unique box types | Need 200 words and 8 unique box types.

Placeholder Boxes (right)

Grab from here: click to insert at cursor, or drag onto the story box.

Fill In Your Story

Prompt 1 of 1

[adj] adjective

Enter a word.

Final Story