No. Computer process (input) information into (output) data.
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A gamepad is an input device. Information is sent from the game pad and put into the computer, which will process it. An output device would be something like a printer or monitor.
Input. You're sending instructions or commands to the computer. Output is when the computer gives information to you, such as a monitor, printer, or speakers.
a touchpad in a input because when you touch the pad it sends data to the computer/device to process. this makes a touchpad and input and not an output.
Neither. A computer contains both input and output devices. Many modern input and output devices contain embedded computers, that interface between the main computer and the actual input or output hardware of the device.
An input device is something that puts information in something. Let's use a computer for example. A mouse and a keyboard are input devices because they put information INTO the computer. Output devices, such as printers, put out information.