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No, peripherals are things like monitors, keyboards, mice etc. CPU is a major component that a computer must have to operate.
It is a processor, all other parts are peripherals.
(Some computers, some severs for example, do not need any peripherals to operate.)
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∙ 13y agoNo, a peripheral device is any device that is attached to the computer "box" via a USB or other cable. The processor is physically plugged into the motherboard under that big metal block (the heat sink) that you see when you open up your system. It is responsible for executing all of the instructions given to the computer, both from the user (you) and from the operating system. Some devices, such as hard drives can be attached as a peripheral device (USB hard drive) or as an internal device (like the one inside your computer), but a processor has to be installed to a socket on a motherboard.
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∙ 11y agoNo "peripheral" means "on the edge/outside" so the peripheral devices would be things like the screen, printers, external storage.
However sometimes disk drives are called peripherals because in old computers these were no part of the system unit.
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Is a case peripheral input or output unit?
A computer case by itself is not a peripheral as such, nor is it an input or output device. It is just the cabinet that contains the computer system. That said, the components inside fill all of those roles. The case contains the motherboard which is about output, input, and processing.
What links the CPU to every hardware device in the system unit?
control unit
What is the transmission protocol between a computer and a peripheral device?
The way a computer communicates with a peripheral device is through a device driver. A device driver is a low level computer program that allows higher level programs to communicate with a hardware device connected to the computer bus. Device drivers are hardware dependent and specific to an operating system.
What device is used to connect a peripheral to bus?
interface
What type of utility software helps a peripheral device establish communication with a computer?
It is called a device driver.
What is a device that is externally connected to and under the control of the central processing unit?
No, the printer has a internal processor that manages its functions, but yes, it is a device that connects to the system unit. the computer's processor HELPS managing it, but the printer's processor do the hard stuff
The point at which a system unit attaches to a peripheral device is called a hub?
Port.
What is called a jack is an interface by which a peripheral device attaches to or communicates with the system unit?
port
WhAT IS a keyboard or printer is a device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor in the computer?
A peripheral
WHAT System software that lets the system unit interact with peripheral devices attached to it?
That sounds like you are asking about device driver software.
Why keyboard is peripheral device?
A keyboard is a peripheral device as it is connected to the computer system. It is used for type work up to the computer.
Is peripheral a noun?
Yes, peripheral is a noun for a device or unit separate from but connected to a computer. The word peripheral is also an adjective, a word that describes a noun.
Is a microprocessor an example of a peripheral?
A micro processor is commonly thought to be the central processing unit of a computer system. This CPU may contain peripheral devices on the same chip, and connects to peripheral devices located on different chips. Thus, a micro processor is not commonly thought to be a peripheral. However, a micro processor is often used to create a peripheral device. For example, a hard disk drive is a peripheral device to your PC's CPU. However, the electronics within that hard disk drive itself may contain another micro processor. This micro processor acts as the CPU within the realm of the hard disk drive, but towards the total PC system, it implements a peripheral device of the central processing unit.
What is the name given to a device that is attached to a computer system that can be a input or output device?
peripheral
What part of software allow the operating system to communicate with peripheral devices?
The device drivers allow the operating system to communicate with peripheral devices.
What is a small program that allows an operating system to communicate with a peripheral device?
Correct Answer: Device Driver
What interface that controls a peripheral device is?
What interface that controls a peripheral device is.
