Every peripheral device (keyboard, modem, monitor, etc.) requires a control circuit that interfaces with the computer's processor (CPU). These circuits are either built into the chips on the ...

A peripheral device (hardware) that accepts output from the computer, such as a monitor or printer. Although hard drives, solid state drives (SSDs) and magnetic tape cartridges also receive output, ...

This provides the basic instructions for a PC's hardware, and is coded into the computer's ROM (or Read Only Memory). The settings in the BIOS can be modified to change certain features of how the ...