S.No |
Computer Peripheral Name |
Purpose |
Image |
1 |
Keyboard |
It is a input device used type a document, access menus, play games and perform other tasks by humans. |
![Keyboard](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Keyboard.jpg) |
2 |
Mouse |
It is a hand held pointing device and used to control graphical user interface of a computer. |
![Mouse](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Mouse.jpg) |
3 |
Touchscreen |
It enables user to interact directly with displayed. |
![Touchscreen](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Touchscreen.jpg) |
4 |
Pen tablet |
It is a pen like structure enables user to hand-draw images, animations and graphics. |
![Pentablet](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Pentablet.jpg) |
5 |
Joystick |
It is Used to control video games usually have 1 / push buttons |
![Joystick](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Joystick.jpg) |
6 |
Scanner |
It is used to captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages. |
![Scanner](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Scanner.jpg) |
7 |
Web Camera |
It is used to capture image, take videos and have online conference with other. |
![Web Camera](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Web Camera.jpg) |
8 |
Microphone |
It is used to capture audio by converting sound waves into an electrical signal. |
![Microphone](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Microphone.jpg) |
9 |
Monitor |
It is output device used to displays information in pictorial form. |
![Monitor](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Monitor.jpg) |
10 |
Projector |
It is a optical device that projects an image onto a surface, commonly a projection screen |
![Projector](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Projector.jpg) |
11 |
Printer |
It is a output device that prints paper documents. |
![Printer](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Printer.jpg) |
12 |
Plotter |
A Plotter is a printer designed for printing vector graphics |
![Plotter](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Plotter.jpg) |
13 |
Speakers |
It is used as a transducers that convert electromagnetic waves into sound waves |
![Speakers](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Speakers.jpg) |
14 |
External Hard Disk |
It is used as a storage device to store data such as photos, videos and documents |
![External Hard Disk](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/External Hard Disk.jpg) |
15 |
Media card reader |
It is a device used to reading and writing data on a memory card |
![Media card reader](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Media card reader.jpg) |
16 |
Touchpad |
It is similar to mouse on a desktop PC |
![Touchpad](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Touchpad.jpg) |
17 |
Head Phone |
It allows user to talk and listen while keeping their hands free. |
![Head Phone](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Head Phone.jpg) |
18 |
Pen Drive |
It is used as a storage device to store data that connects to a computer by a USB port |
![Pen Drive](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Pen Drive.jpg) |
19 |
Optical Character Reader |
It is used extract text from a scanned document or an image of a document |
![Optical Character Reader](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Optical Character Reader.jpg) |
20 |
Light Pen |
It is used to direct viewers attention to a specific area such as a picture or text in a presentation |
![Light Pen](download/Education/ComputerPeripheralsimages/Light Pen.jpg) |