A Quick Guide to Computer Accessories & Peripherals

What are Computer Accessories & Peripherals?



A computer peripheral often falls under the banner “Computer Accessories”. A peripheral is any external device that plugs into your computer, such as a printer, modem, scanner, or tape drive. electronic equipment connected by cable to the main box of a computer system; disk drives and printers are important peripherals. Other important computer accessories include: Keyboards, Mice, Joysticks, Joy pads, computer Speakers etc. Computers rely heavily on various computer accessories / peripherals to perform their various tasks

 

How do Accessories & Peripherals work?



Normally computer accessories & peripherals connect through your computer's USB, PS2, Serial & Parallel ports. They will use your computer system's power to operate & can easily be integrated into your system software using the supplied device drivers.



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