Peripheral Devices and Media

Peripheral Devices and Media

1. Media

   • The internet definition of media is as follows; Media is the collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information or data
   • Media in ICT is different to media that describes the use of communications through television, social media and newspaper. Media in ICT is just a plural for storage medium
   • The device that actually holds the data is known as the storage medium ('media' is another word for this). The device that saves data onto the storage medium, or reads data from it, is known as the storage device.

2. Peripheral Devices

   • A device that is a non-essential part of the computer, but would no be fully functional without it. Peripheral devices can be internal or external.
   • External peripheral devices include;
     • Mouse
     • Keyboard
     • Priter
     • Moniter
     • Web-Cam
   • Internal peripheral devices include;
     • CD-ROM
     • CD-R Drive
     • Internal modem
   • External peripheral devices can be used on computer's, laptops and game consoles. However, peripheral devices are most commonly used on computers that are on a desk as devices like mouse's are essential for a computer nut not a laptop as there is a touchpad.
   • However other input peripheral device like gaming controllers would not be necessary on laptops or gaming controllers/joysticks have specific functions that are not required to be used on laptops or computers.