What Defines a Peripheral rig?

Another way to think about peripheral devices is that they don’t work as standalone devices.

The only way they work is when they’re connected to, and controlled by, the computer.

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Among these types ofhardwareare bothinternal peripheral devicesandexternal peripheral devices, either of which might include input or output devices.

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This is especially true of external devices like printers, external hard drives, etc.

The keyboard is one great example.

A desktop computer’s keyboard can be removed from theUSB portand the computer will not stop working.

This same concept applies to most laptop features, like webcams, mice, and speakers.

You’ll sometimes see peripheral devices categorized asinput devicesandoutput devices,depending on how they interface with the computer.