Hardware

Peripherals

Terms

7 terms

  • Capture card

    A capture card is a peripheral that receives a video signal from a console, camera or computer and converts it into a stream software can record.

  • Computer mouse

    A computer mouse is a hand-operated pointing device that turns hand movement into cursor motion and adds buttons and a wheel for selection and scrolling.

  • Mechanical keyboard

    A mechanical keyboard uses an individual switch with its own spring and sensing mechanism under every key, instead of a shared membrane sheet.

  • Printer

    A printer is a computer peripheral that turns digital documents and images into physical output on paper or other media, mostly by inkjet or laser.

  • Scanner

    A scanner is a computer peripheral that converts paper documents, photos or film into digital images by measuring reflected or transmitted light.

  • Touchpad

    A touchpad is a pointing device that senses finger position through capacitance and turns movement, taps and gestures into cursor control on a computer.

  • Webcam

    A webcam is a computer peripheral camera that captures and streams live video over USB or an internal bus for calls, streaming and recognition.