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Introduction to Peripheral Devices

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Introduction to Peripheral Devices

A computer system is primarily designed to accept input data, process it, and display or print the results. It may also need to store these results in memory. For efficient and fast operation, the CPU requires appropriate input, output, and storage devices. 

 

Input Devices 

Several different devices can be used as input devices such as keyboard, floppy disk, magnetic disk, punched paper tape, etc. There are some devices which are used for both input as well as output such as floppy disk they are called Input-Output or I/O devices. 

Output Devices 

Most essential and live displaying output device is Video, which is the part of computer system. A printer is also an important output peripheral device usually required to print results, documents and processed data. 

Impact V/S Non Impact Printer 

Generally we classify o/p devices as hard copy and soft copy. Printers, plotters are hard copy devices. Printers are divided into basic two types:  

  1. Impact printer: Impact printers include Character and Line Printers. In impact printers a mechanical contact between the print head and paper is carried out. 
  2. Non-impact printer: Non-Impact Printers include printers such as thermal, laser, inkjet,etc. In these types of printers there is no physical contact between print head and paper. 
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