A computer as a whole consists of both hardware and software. The hardware includes such items as the central processing unit (CPU); the computer's primary storage, random-access memory (RAM); and other hardware devices such as disk drives, monitor,...

adj. 1. (of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue as far as possible from the centre of the mouth. The cardinal vowels are peripheral by definition; few vowels in natural languages are strictly peripheral, though the vowels of French come close. 2. In...

A peripheral is a piece of computer hardware that is added to a host computer ,i.e any hardware except the computer, in order to expand its abilities. More specifically, the term is used to describe those devices that are optional in nature, as opposed...

Whether its bar code scanners, flat panel monitors, wireless keyboards or CD burners, hospitals use a variety of methods to obtain peripheral devices. Some buy or lease them under preferred computer vendor contracts, says Don Michaels, a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a New York-based...

A computer keyboard will enable you to write the next great American novel, but what other wonders can your high-tech machine perform? Different types of peripheral devices--scanners, digital cameras, and digitizers--let you transform written and photographic materials into digital information and send it...

The back-to-school shopping season typically gives a nice boost to PC sales, especially notebooks. Retailers, though, also focus nowadays on selling a bunch of electronics and accessories. But while the back-to-school season is a major one for PC sales, it has yet to provide a...

Dell Inc. said Friday it was naming a former Motorola Inc. executive as president of the computer maker's consumer business, the latest in a string of executive moves at the struggling company.Ron Garriques will join Dell on Monday. He had most recently been an executive...