Computer Support/Hardware/Peripheral Devices

This lesson covers peripheral devices.

Objectives and Skills

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

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

Multimedia

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

References