In general, if we agree that the computer system is comprised of a computer case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, as shown in Figure 3.1, then computer devices are organized into internal, external, peripheral, and network devices:
- An internal device is any device that is located in the computer's case. Examples of a computer's internal devices are the power supply, motherboard and accompanying components, hard drives, extension cards, and other internal hardware components that constitute the core computer architecture (that is everything inside a computer case).
- An external device is any device that is attached or connected to a computer's case, and as such constitutes the whole computer system. Examples ...