CS 107 Introduction to Data Processing Spring 2006 Peripheral Devices

UNH Home Page

Computer Science Department Home Page

Contact Instructor

Syllabus Assignments Lectures Software Exercises

Storage Devices Magnetic Tape Magnetic Disks Hard Drive Floppy Drive Zip Drive Optical Disks CD DVD Solid State Storage Devices

Input Devices

• Keyboard
• Dvorak Keyboard
• Pointing Devices
  • Mouse
  • Trackball
  • Touchpad
  • Pointing Stick
  • Joystick
  • Graphics Tablet
  • Touch Screen

Digitizing Tools

• Scanner
• Digital Camera
• Video Digitizer
• Audio Digitizer
• Sensors - Wearables, embedded devices

Output Devices

• Monitor - Video Display Terminals
  • CRT
  • LCD
  • Plasma
• Printers
  • Impact
  • Nonimpact
    

Ports and Expansion Cards

• Serial Port
• Parallel Port
• Keyboard/Mouse Port
• Video Port
• Sound Card
• Modem Card
• Network Card
• SCSI Port
• USB Port
• Firewire

A Few More Devices - Very Rare

Further Study:

PC911 - http://www.pcnineoneone.com/

PC 911 How-tos - http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto.html

Computer Basics - http://www.itlearningmaterials.com/computerbasics.htm

Computer Hardware Basics - http://www.infosyssec.net/infosyssec/comphard.htm

Last Updated: 2/22/06