In what is considered the Information Age, we all need to communicate, be it for personal or business tasks. Computers and technology have become an integral part of our everyday lives, encompassing almost everything we do from making a phone call to sending out correspondence via email, fax or text and instant messages, and voice and video chat. We depend on technology to keep in touch with friends and family, as well as business colleagues and partners.
There are a whole load of computer hardware peripherals out there, so much and to such an extent that you may even shirk going to a computer shack in fear that you may go crazy looking at all the different types of peripherals out there.
However, this article will simplify things for you. These are the basic peripherals for computers:
1. Keyboard
The keyboard is a device which is used to input text into the computer. It is the most popular computer peripheral, and there are a couple of variants to the basic keyboard (different styles). For e.g., there are the extremely basic keyboards, which have the letters, numbers, keypad and function keys. Then there are some which have dedicated music keys (play, pause, next track, previous track, and volume control buttons) and internet keys (previous page, next page, e-mail, home page buttons) and some which are designed for good ergonomics. Some computers are starting to feature a virtual keyboard, which basically means that the keyboard is on the screen, and you input text by clicking on the buttons on the screen.
2. Mouse
Ah, the mouse! What could we possibly do without it! Basically, the mouse is used as a means of inputting commands to the computer by controlling the cursor on the screen. The basic mouse had 3 buttons. Now, we have the normal 2 buttons, along with a scroll button. Some mice have a fourth button (quite small), which basically serves as a double click, which means wherever you have to click twice to activate a function, you just have to click this button once. Optical mice are a real blessing, as you don't have to go through the pain of cleaning the mouse ball every time it gets dusty.
3. Monitors
Monitors are typically used to give you visual output. It is through the monitor that you can see what you're doing on the computer, and which enables you to control your functions.Read More
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