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Proper Connection of Peripheral Devices
Proper Connection of Peripheral Devices
All peripherals must have some way to access the data bus of the
computer ( the communication channel on the motherboard that connects the
processor, RAM, and other components).
In order to do this, peripherals are connected via some kind of PORT also
called a I/O port(for input/output) on the System Unit ,a cable with the proper
connectors is needed.
Shown below is a picture of the back of your system unit with the
different ports/slots where peripheral devices are to be attached.
There are lots of external devices that you can connect to your
computer. All external devices must be connected to the computers system
unit via cable and ports. A port is the slot into which you plug a cable. Unless
youre using portable computer already, including a mouse, keyboard, monitor,
microphone, speakers, which are shown below. This is how the computer unit
will look like after connecting all peripheral devices.