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Peripheral

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally. A peripheral is a hardware component that is accessible to and controlled by a computer but is not a core component of the computer. It can communicate with a computer through wired or wireless connections. Many modern…

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Peripheral

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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related to history · 13
Peripheral → American, As, German, Herman Hollerith, Hollerith Type, In, Konrad Zuse, Mechanical Card Punch, One, Programs, Punched, The, Zuse Z1
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Peripheral → hardware component that is accessible to and controlled by a computer but is not a core component of the computer
related to External links · 1
Peripheral → Encyclopædia Britannica
related to Types · 1
Peripheral → Input

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computer devices storage output device input tape punched also first standard memory display used card read information game hardware magnetic

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Peripheralis ahardware component that is accessible to and controlled by a computer but is not a core component of the computer0.90text
instructionsinstance ofThis includes not just user-inputted information0.80text
but also potentially information about the environmentinstance ofThis includes not just user-inputted information0.80text
such as temperature or pressureinstance ofThis includes not just user-inputted information0.80text
keyboardsinstance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
mice became standardinstance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
new peripherals also began developmentinstance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
such as scannersinstance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
webcams.IBM began using semiconductor memory in 1970instance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
which could store twice as much data as core memoryinstance ofand while the existing peripherals0.80text
Peripheralrelated to External linksEncyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Peripheralrelated to historyOne0.60section

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