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Chapter 1
Lesson 2: 21 st
ENTURY COMPUTER DEVICES AND PERIPHERALS Computer Peripheral Devices
The peripheral device is generally defined as any
device being connected to your computer to make it work in different ways. These devices could either be physically connected to the ports of your computer or via wireless connection using Bluetooth technology. Other Definition of Peripheral Device Laypeople defined peripheral device as any device connected outside your computer unit such as your printer, scanner, mouse, and keyboard, however, technical people do consider any device being present inside your computer and are being connected to the motherboard such as Hard disk, Random Access Memory (RAM), Video and Audio Cards. According to the most technical definition, the only pieces of a computer not considered to be peripherals are the central processing unit, power supply, motherboard, and computer case. TYPES OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES
1. Input devices are devices connected to your
computer and are being used to send information or command to the computer. KEYBOARD
Is an input device for typing
letters, numbers and other special characters (@, #,%,^). Its layout is quite similar with your traditional typewriter although there are specials keys being added for performing additional functions. Computer Mouse Is an input device generally used for clicking and pointing. Common mouse actions are clicking, right t-clicking, scrolling, drag and drop and pointing. TOUCHSCREEN
A specialized type of screen
that accepts information or command from the user when it is being touched. This input device has a combined feature of a keyboard and a mouse. 2. Processing devices are devices that perform the command given by a user through input devices (mouse and keyboard). This operation involves the manipulation of data. The input data are being transformed and usually combined with other information to produce data into a more useful form.
Graphics Processing Unit, Central Processing Unit (CPU) is
Sound Cards and Network the busiest processing device cards are among the inside a computer; responsible examples of processing for all types of processing devices. 3. Output devices are devices that produce outputs either in electronic or physical form. The following are some of the important output devices of a computer:`
The monitor is commonly termed as The Printer is an output device
Visual Display Unit (VDU), it is being widely and commonly used all types used to display anything or whatever of printing. you are doing with your computer 1. Impact Printer - print characters such as images, texts, videos and by striking them on the ribbon other characters which formed 2. 2. Non-impact printer - used ink through tiny dots called pixels. instead of a ribbon for printing. PROJECTOR
A projector is an output device that
presents images onto a projection screen and can be connected to a computer, and can replace a monitor or television to project images to a big group of people. Projectors come in various forms and sizes and are used in auditoriums and movie theatres. The projector is used for displaying the content of your computer for wider viewing. SPEAKER
The speaker is another
type of output device that produces sounds when a certain video or music has been played on your computer. 4. Storage devices, also known as computer memories are devices used to store or save information for retrieval purposes. These are classified into three main types: Cache Memory, Primary Memory, and Secondary Memory.
Cache Memory is a very high-
speed semiconductor memory which can speed up the CPU. It acts as a buffer between the CPU and the main memory. It is used to hold those parts of data and program which are most frequently used by the CPU. PRIMARY MEMORY
Primary Memory holds
only those data and instructions on which the computer is currently working. It has a limited capacity and data is lost when power is switched off. SECONDARY MEMORY Secondary Memory This type of memory is also known as external memory or non-volatile. It is slower than the main memory. These are used for storing data/information permanently.