Peripheral Devices

Peripheral Devices

1. Input Devices

   • Keyboard
     • used to enter text
   • Microphone
     • used to input audio data
   • Mouse
     • pointing and inputting device
   • Scanner
     • Digitalises printed documents
   • Webcam
     • used to input visual data (can be inbuilt)
   • Graphics Tablet
     • Used to input drawings

2. Output devices

   • Speakers
     • Allows users to listen to audio output
   • Docking station
     • Amplifies audio output of small device
   • Headphones
     • Allow user to listen to audio output
   • Printer
     • Allows you to produce hard copy
   • Headset
     • Combines microhphone and headphone to input/output audio data
   • Screen
     • Inbuilt display screens or monitors

3. Storage Devices

   • Hard Disk
     • where all files and folders are physically stored
   • Flash memory
     • type of electronically erasable programmable read-only memory
   • RAM
     • (Random access memory) used to store data required to allow computer programs to function.
   • Floppy Disk
     • Used before CD-ROM's and data can only be read not written
   • USB Stick
   • CD-ROM
   • DVD
     • (digital versatile disk) which is used to store large amounts of data such as full films