Peripheral It means various components or devices those are connected to CPU. Actually these are input output devices. Thus, it sometimes calls as I/O devices. Interface An interface is a concept that refers to a point of interaction between objects or components and is applicable at the level of both hardware and software. Thus PHERIPHERAL INTERFACING is a kind of interaction between processor and external or peripheral devices. To interface physically, a component or mediator between I/O device and processor is used which is called I/O module.