Question

What are peripheral devices? Why are they called so?

Answer 1

peripherals are devices that attatched to a computer system to enhance its capabilities. peripherals include input and output devices, external storage and communication devvices

Answer 2

Answer:

Internal and external devices are called peripheral devices that give input and output information for the computer.

Explanation:

Peripheral devices also called I/O devices because it functions the input and output for the computer. Input devices, output devices, and storage devices are the three types of peripheral devices.

A Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Printer, Hard drive, and flash drives are examples of external peripheral devices. Internal devices such as CD-ROM and CD-Drive are integrated devices that are accessible only inside of the computer.