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External devices which are attached to the computer are called "peripherals."
Peripherals are external devices that are attached, either by a cable or wifi, to the computer. Examples of peripherals are a keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, external hard drive, and so on, all of whom are attached externally to the computer's tower and motherboard.
The port is an external connection device on the computer which is used to connect different peripherals. Concretely it is a socket (and the corresponding plug) that enables an external device (peripheral) to be attached to a computer (usually to a motherboard or adapter card).
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Secondary storage device is USB and also the external hard disk are external devices these are best for external memory.
list of external devices: 1.Mouse 2.Keyboard 3.Speakers 4.hardrive (external) 5.Microphone Do you think these aren't essential? External devices such as external hardrives, come in place when internal hardrives cannot be installed. Duh
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External devices can carry out all sorts of different functions.
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the need for devices to function without an external power source
External devices are used for storage just like internal devices but with the added bonus of being portable and not requiring space inside your computer. This usually comes at the sacrifice of access time or write times. Depends on the interface used for the external device.
same as in desktops and many modern mainframes and supercomputers. just lower power versions as laptops are harder to cool.