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Peripheral Devices
Parson - Peripheral Devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Any item connected to a computer, but secondary in relation to the central processing unit. | Peripheral Devices |
| Everything we see and hear is a continuous transmission of information to our senses. This continuous stream in what defines | Analog devices |
| Manufacturing process in which a computer program controls and monitors machines' operations (robots, mills, lathes) | CNC Devices |
| Connect to a computer to the Internet or another computer. | Communication Devices |
| Estimates analog data using only ones and zeros - on or off(also known as the Binary System) | Digital Devices |
| Operate outside the computer case | External Devices |
| Used to receive data (keyboard, mouse, scanner, camera | Input Device |
| Operate inside the computer case | Internal Devices |
| Involves the digitzation of the telephone network, which permits voice, data, text, graphics, music, video and other source material to be transmitted over existing telephone wires | ISDN Device |
| ISDN Device stands for | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| A punch card around a drum controls machines operations (early automated weaving looms) | NC Devices |
| NC Devices stands for | Numerical Control |
| Used to send data (Monitor, printer) | Output Devices |
| Used to store data (hard drive, floppy drive, tape drive) | Storage Devices |