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Peripheral hardware. There are many different peripheral devices, but they fall into three general categories:
Input devices, such as a mouse and a keyboard.
Output devices, such as a monitor and a printer.
Storage devices, such as a hard drive or flash drive.
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What are the benefits of using external computer memory?
One of the major benefits of using external computer memory is that it can be unplugged and removed at the end of the computer session and taken to be used on another computer.This is good flexibility
What are the external parts of a computer tower?
External Components of ComputerMonitorKeyboardMousePrinterScannerRouterWebcamJoy stickUSB Hard DrivePen DriveUPSSpeakers
Why do external floppy drives cost more than internal?
External floppy drives use additional hardware to connect to a computer, whereas an internal floppy drive uses a simple cable to connect to components already integrated into most motherboards until very recently. Another factor is that external USB floppy drives are a seldom-used item, whereas an internal floppy drive could be leftover stock from when they were a common commodity in every computer.
Is a USB stick internal or external?
External. An internal hard drive would be any hard drive built into a computer, that cannot be easily removed and transported to another computer. External hard drives can be easily moved and in the case of flash drives, can be used for temporary data storage and transfer.
What is the general term for equipment that is external to the computer?
Peripheral equipment is the general term for external equipment used with a computer. This includes external hard drives, mice, drawing tablets, and touchscreens.
What language is used by the computer components to communicate?
Binary language.
What are the components used in supercomputers?
A supercomputer uses the same components as a home computer, simply uses more of them.
What is the difference between an internal drive and an external drive?
Only the most obvious... - Internal drives are housed within the main computer case. - External drives are in their own casing. Allowing them to be transported to another machine and used there.
What is an internal data bus used for?
Internal data bus is defined as a collection or a sequence of the signal line that are responsible for carrying data from one computer to another computer or from one destination to another destination. Basically it is used to transfer data to the external drives and also referred as the internal bus.
External hard drive be used with two computers simultaneously?
You usually CANNOT use an external hard disk with two computers, because 1) The computer has to be the controller (i.e. you cannot have two controllers) and 2) Its a difficult problem to have an operating system that can work with another OS to share a volume, BUT You can plug the external hard disk, into another computer, and set it up for file sharing, and have the computer its plugged into, manage the file system, while the other computer, if its networked, have access to the external Hard disk, through file sharing. Look for 'Set up Windows file sharing' on the internet for a how to.
What is another name for peripheral device?
Peripheral devices are hardware items that are connected internally or externally to a computer and are used in data transfer for examplekeyboard,mouseprintermonitormicrophonespeakersgame controller
Why a computer system would need to have some type of external storage device?
Generally external drives are used for backing up information, although it external drives make it very easy to transfer files from one PC to another, like if you have pictures on your computer that you want to show your friends, you can load them on an external drive from your PC and download them on your friends PC to view or save them to the other PC.
