POIT lesson 6 peripherals

1. Peripherals are devices used for computer input and output                                                                                     
• Mouse - Input
• Keyboard - Input
• Monitor - Output
• Flash drive - Output
• Printer - Output                                                                           

       2.  Types of mice or mouse

• USB Wireless Optical Mouse
• Trackball Mouse

        3.  Monitors 

• LCD Monitor
• CRT Monitor 

         4.  High Definition Monitors

• High Definition monitors have better resolution, which means better quality videos and pictures
• A pixel is the smallest colored dot that can be displayed on the screen
• More pixels = more detail
• Standard Resolution : 1280 * 720 pixels
• High definition: 1920 * 1080 pixels

         5.  Printers

• Multifunction 
• Scanner
• Inkjet

         6.  Drives

• 3 1/2 inch floppy drive
• CD - ROM Drive
• DVD Drive
• Blu - ray Drive

         7.  External Drives

• DVD Drive with laser light
• USB Drive

         8.  Tower Cases

• Usually have at least one bay for an optical drive, such as DVD or Blu Ray drive
• Different sizes and types of drives can all be loaded into a tower case