Computer Hardware

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Computer hardware refers to the different types of equipment that a computer is able to run, and also refers to the internal components of the computer. This section will also cover the connections that these peripheral devices connect to the computer.

1 Peripheral Devices
2 Peripheral Ports
3 Hardware Components and Their Function
- 3.1 Removal and Replacement of Hardware Components
4 Selection of Hardware Components and Peripherals
- 4.1 Considerations
  - 4.1.1 Hardware and Software Interoperability
  - 4.1.2 Environmental Conditions
5 Set-up Procedures of Peripherals
6 OH&S Standards Regarding Computer Hardware

Peripheral Devices

There are different types of peripheral devices such as output devices like printers and portable storage devices aswell as input devices such as scanners and digital cameras. The following table outlines a number of different devices and whether they are either input or output devices, there application and connection to the computer:

Name	Input/Output	Application	Connection
Moniter	Output	Displays output of computer.	Serial
Mouse	Input	Moves cursor	USB PS2
Keyboard	Input	Enter text on computer	USB PS2
Portable Storage Device	Input and Output	Extra/portable storage	USB
Digital Camera	Input	Loads pictures from camera to computer	USB Firewire
Scanner	Input	Scans images/ hard copies of documents to reproduce onto the computer	USB Parallel
Webcam	Input	Captures image and transports it to computer	USB
Printer	Output	Prints documents from computer	USB Parallel
Speakers	Output	Produces sound from audio files played on computer	Audio ports