15MISCELLANEOUS INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
Although mass storage devices are, arguably, the most common peripheral in modern computer systems, there are many other widely used devices, such as communication ports (serial and parallel), keyboards and mice, and sound cards. These peripherals will be the focus of this chapter.
15.1 Exploring Specific PC Peripheral Devices
In some respects, it’s dangerous to discuss real devices on modern PCs because the traditional (“legacy”) devices have all but disappeared from PC designs. As manufacturers introduce new PCs, they are removing many of the legacy, easy-to-program peripherals like parallel and serial ...
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