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Computer Hardware Components | External Hardware

Mouse


Wired Mouse
Wireless Mouse
Mouse is a type of input device which is used to point something on the screen, that is why mouse is also known as pointing device. The mouse can be wired or wireless. If the mouse is wired, then it is directly connected with CPU. It has three parts – Right button, Left button and wheel at the center. Right button is used to open any drop down menu. Left button is used to select any item and twice clicking on left button is used to open any item. Wheel at the center is used to scroll up and down of any page. At the lower part of the mouse there is a laser sensor light, which helps to move the mouse pointer. 


Keyboard


Keyboard is also an input device which is used to type something on the computer. It is looks like a type writer. Mainly we send instructions in the form of commands or text using keyboard. It can also be wired or wireless. A keyboard contains the following types of keys –


Keyboard
  • Alphabet Keys – (A to Z or a to z)
  • Numlock / Numbers keys – 0 to 9
  • Space bar
  • Arrow keys – Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow
  • Special Keys – Enter, Ctrl, Alt, Windows, Delete, Backspace, etc.
  • Functional Keys – F1 to F12

Monitor


Monitor is an output device which is used to display the output in the form of video, text or graphics. The monitor looks very like our TV set, but their internal technology is different. Monitor uses video card to display the video on the monitor. The output on the monitor is called soft copy. There are 3 types of Monitors present:

CRT Monitor
CRT Monitor: CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube. They are the conventional monitors, which are large in size and having wide viewing angles. Its working process is very simple. There is a tube coated with phosphorous in inner surface. When electrons produced by e-gun come in contact with phosphorous wall, light is produced by virtue of which we can see.


LED Monitor
LCD Monitor: LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. It is a thin, flat display screen made up of any number colour or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of light source or reflector. LCD monitors are unable to display black and white image.

LED Monitor: LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. It is the advanced form of CRT monitor. A cold cathode ray, the fluorescent panel are two major components of the LCD. The cold cathode ray technology is used in LCD which emits electrons and light up the fluorescent coated monitor screen. The process is known as back lighting. The second component is a fluorescent panel, which is made of liquid crystal.


Printer

Printer is another type of output device which is used to print something which is seen on the computer and then transfer that displayed information to paper. The output on a printed paper is called hard copy. Different types of printers are:

Impact printer

An impact printer makes contact with paper. It usually forms the print image by pressing an inked ribbon against the paper using a hammer or pins. Due to they use hammer, so noise arises during printing. Following are some examples of impact printers:
Non-impact Printer


Dot-Matrix printers: The dot-matrix printer uses print heads containing 9 to 24 pins. This is very low quality printer that is why they are very inexpensive. There printing speed is 100-600 cps (character per second).

Line printers: Line printers use special mechanism that can print a whole line at once; they can typically print the range of 1200 to 6000 lines per minute. They are also low quality printer and cost is very low.

Non-impact printer

Impact Printer
Non-impact printers do not use hammer, so they are quieter. They always produce high quality printout. Following are some types of non-impact printer:

Ink-jet printer: Ink-jet printer uses little dots for image and characters. The dots are formed by tiny droplets of ink. They are relatively high quality printer than both types of impact printers and costly.

Laser printer: A laser printer works like a photocopy machine. It produces high quality printout. Instead of droplet ink, they use ink powder for printing. They are very costly. Mainly they are used in photo lab or photo studio.


Scanner

Scanner
Scanner is an input device. It copies or captures any pictures or text in digital form and store into computer. The two main types of scanner are: flatbed and portable scanner. A flatbed scanner is the most common type of scanner, and it is designed to scan flat objects. A portable scanner is designed for travel purposes.


USB Flash Drive


OTG flash drive
USB flash drive
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. A USB flash drive is a device used for data storage that includes a flash memory and in integrated USB interface. Most of the USB flash drives are removable and re-writable. Physically they are small in size and easy to carry. Newer technology of USB flash drive is OTG (on-the-go) flash drive. It is equipped with a standard USB connector on one end, and a micro –USB connector on the other end. Currently, OTG technology is compatible with the Android OS.


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