Peripheral equipment

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/peripheral-equipment

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What are peripheral devices and why are they important?Peripheral devices are extra gadgets that let us put information into a computer and get information out of it. They help us talk to the computer and let the computer show us results, making it easier to use.
2. How did the mouse help computers become easier to use?The mouse let people click on pictures and icons, which made computers easier to control when graphical user interfaces appeared in the 1970s and 80s.

Input/Output (I/O): The processes by which data is transferred into and out of a computer system. .
Device Driver: Software that allows the operating system to control and communicate with a specific hardware device. .
Graphical User Interface (GUI): A visual way of interacting with a computer using icons, menus, and pointers, popularized by the mouse. .
Direct Memory Access (DMA): A feature allowing certain hardware components to access main memory independently of the CPU. .