<P> The designation of a device as either input or output depends on perspective . Mouse and keyboards take physical movements that the human user outputs and convert them into input signals that a computer can understand ; the output from these devices is the computer 's input . Similarly , printers and monitors take signals that a computer outputs as input , and they convert these signals into a representation that human users can understand . From the human user 's perspective , the process of reading or seeing these representations is receiving input ; this type of interaction between computers and humans is studied in the field of human -- computer interaction . </P>
<P> The designation of a device as either input or output depends on perspective . Mouse and keyboards take physical movements that the human user outputs and convert them into input signals that a computer can understand ; the output from these devices is the computer 's input . Similarly , printers and monitors take signals that a computer outputs as input , and they convert these signals into a representation that human users can understand . From the human user 's perspective , the process of reading or seeing these representations is receiving input ; this type of interaction between computers and humans is studied in the field of human -- computer interaction . </P>
term for input that is outside the model
term for input that is outside the model
receiving input
receiving input