Question

Devices, such as monitors and printers, that connected to the computers are called
1. None of these
2. System Devices
3. Input Devices
4. Peripheral Devices

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Peripheral Devices

The correct answer is Peripheral Devices.

• A computer peripheral is any external device that provides input and output for the computer.
• Peripheral devices connect with a computer through several I/O interfaces, such as communications (COM), Universal Serial Bus (USB) and serial ports such as serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) ones.
  • An Input peripheral device sends data or instructions to the computer.
    • Examples of Input peripheral devices are mouse, keyboard, image scanner, barcode reader, light pen, microphone, digital camera, webcam, dance pad, and read-only memory.
  • An output peripheral device provides output from the computer.
    • Examples of output peripheral devices are computer monitors, projectors, printers, headphones, and computer speakers.
  • An input/output peripheral device performs both input and output functions.
    • Examples of input/output peripheral devices are computer data storage devices such as disk drive, USB flash drive, memory card, and tape drive.
  • Storage peripherals are used to store and record data, and include internal and external hard drives, CD-ROM and DVD drives, and flash memory drives.