Peripheral devices
Peripheral devices
A peripheral device is any device that connects to and work with the
computer to either put information into it or get information out of it.
Peripheral devices are also known as peripheral , computer
peripheral, Input-output device.
A peripheral device is any device that connects to the computing unit
but is not the part of core architecture of the computing unit.
Types of peripheral devices
Peripheral devices are classified into three types :-
• Input devices
• Output devices
• Storage devices
Input devices
The devices that are used to enter data and instructions into the
computer system are called input devices.
For example:
• Mouse
• Keyboard
Mouse
Mouse is also an important input device.it is used for controlling
screen cursor.
Mouse is a hand controlled electromechanical device for
interacting with a digital computer that has a graphic user
interface.
Pointing and clicking allows operations to be performed without
having complication.
Mouse
M – Manually
O – Operated
U – User
S – Selection
E - Equipment
keyboard
Keyboard is an input device used to enter characters and functions
into the computer system by pressing keys.
Keyboard is made up of push button switches which send a signal to
the CPU each time you press them.
Keyboard standards vary with names like deluxe,natural and
cordless.
Keyboard
K – Keys
E – Electronic
Y – Yet
B – Board
O – Operating
A – A to Z
R – Response
D - Directly
Output devices
Output devices take information within your computer and
present it to you in a form that you can understand
For example:
• Monitor
• Printer
Monitor
The monitor or visual display unit(VDU) is the most
commonly used output device. It is like a TV screen.
It can display alphanumeric characters and graphics.The
output provided by monitor is called ‘soft copy’.
Printer
• Printers are used to produce output in the form of text and
graphics on paper .The output on a paper is called ‘hard copy’
Printers are classified into two types:
• 2D printers are used to print text and graphics
• 3D printers are used to create three dimensional project
objects
Storage devices
Those devices which are used to store data,information
and programs permanently
• Hard disk
• Cloud storage
Hard disk
Hard disk is a primary storage device in a computer to
store the programs and data permanently.
It is also known as hard disk drive(HDD) or hard drive(HD).
It is type of magnetic disk.
Cloud storage
Cloud storage is defines as “the storage of data online in the cloud”.
Types of cloud storage
There are four main types of cloud storage.
• Personal cloud storage
• Public cloud storage
• Private cloud storage
• Hybrid cloud storage
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