Card reader is an _____ device while card is an _________ device
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input, output
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input, input
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output, output
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output, input
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Correct answer
Explanation
A card reader is an input device that reads data from punched cards. The card itself is the storage medium that holds the data and functions as output when created by a keypunch machine. In conventional computer architecture terminology, readers are input devices.