CLASS 7
CH. COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS
Hardware components are those which we can
touch and see.
They are divided into two types:
 External devices
 Internal devices
External Devices or computer peripherals are further
divided into:
 Input peripherals (The devices use to enter data into
the computer).
 Output peripherals (The devices used to view the
result).
 Storage peripherals (The devices used for storing
data).
Input Peripherals are the devices which are used to enter data
into the computer.
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Microphone
4. Joystick
5. Scanner
6. Barcode Reader
7. OMR Reader
8. OCR Reader
9. MICR Reader
10.Web Camera
Dvorak Keyboard
QWERTY Keyboard
Ball / Mechanical Mouse
Optical Mouse
Wireless Mouse
Trackball Mouse
Touchpad
Touchscreen
Microphones
Joysticks
Scanner
Barcode Reader
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Reader
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Reader
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) Reader
Web Camera
Output Peripherals are the devices that are used to display the
processed result.
1. Monitor
2. Printer
3. Plotter
Cathode Ray Tube ( CRT Monitor )
Liquid Crystal Display ( LCD Monitor )
Dot matrix printer
Daisy wheel Printer
Line Printer
Ink jet Printer
Plotter
Hard Drive
Compact Disk
Pen Drive
Memory Card
Internal Hardware
The devices which are inside the Cabinet.
CPU Cabinet
Motherboard
Random Access Memory
RAM
Computer Bus
Serial Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port

detailed explanation of Computer Hardware Components