Computer Support/Hardware/Peripheral Devices

This lesson covers peripheral devices.

Objectives and Skills

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Objectives and skills for the peripheral devices portion of A+ certification include:[1]

Install and configure common peripheral devices.
  • Input devices
    • Mouse
    • Keyboard
    • Scanner
    • Barcode reader
    • Biometric devices
    • Game pads
    • Joysticks
    • Digitizer
    • Motion sensor
    • Touch pads
    • Smart card readers
    • Digital cameras
    • Microphone
    • Webcam
    • Camcorder
  • Output devices
    • Printers
    • Speakers
    • Display devices
  • Input & Output devices
    • Touch screen
    • KVM
    • Smart TV
    • Set-Top Box
    • MIDI enabled devices

Readings

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  1. Wikipedia: Input device
    1. Wikipedia: Computer mouse
    2. Wikipedia: Computer keyboard
    3. Wikipedia: Image scanner
    4. Wikipedia: Barcode reader
    5. Wikipedia: Biometric device
    6. Wikipedia: Gamepad
    7. Wikipedia: Joystick
    8. Wikipedia: Digitizing
    9. Wikipedia: Motion detector
    10. Wikipedia: Touchpad
    11. Wikipedia: Smart card
    12. Wikipedia: Digital camera
    13. Wikipedia: Microphone
    14. Wikipedia: Webcam
    15. Wikipedia: Camcorder
  2. Wikipedia: Output device
    1. Wikipedia: Printer (computing)
    2. Wikipedia: Computer speaker
    3. Wikipedia: Display device
  3. Wikipedia: Input/output
    1. Wikipedia: Touchscreen
    2. Wikipedia: KVM switch
    3. Wikipedia: Smart tv
    4. Wikipedia: Set-top box
    5. Wikipedia: MIDI controller

Multimedia

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  1. YouTube: An Overview of PC Input Devices - CompTIA A+ 220-901: 1.12
  2. YouTube: An Overview of PC Output Devices - CompTIA A+ 220-901: 1.12
  3. YouTube: An Overview of Input and Output Devices - CompTIA A+ 220-901 - 1.12

Activities

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References

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