Classification of Devices In Computing

In IT Computer Science or engineering, hardware devices are components in the computer that can be physically seen, touched and feel. They constitute the entire computer system. In short, these components are the various parts of the computer system.

Tips: Computer components are also known as hardware devices or also devices. Every device has its duty or function to perform per the instruction fed into the computer system.

List of basic hardware components of the computer system

Keyboard
Computer Mouse
Monitor
Scanner
Printer
Projector
Stylus
Game Pad
Touch screen
Plotter
Hard Disk
Floppy Disks
Optical Devices such as the CD, DVDs and so on
External Hard Disk
Flash Drives/disks
Photocopier
Microphone
Speakers
etc

Classification of Devices In Computing

There are four/4 classifications of devices in computing namely,

Input Devices
Output Devices
Storage Devices and
Peripheral devices

Input Devices:

Keyboard
Computer Mouse
Scanner
Joy Stick
Touch Screen
Microphone etc

Output Devices:

Plotter
Projector
Printer
Monitor etc

Storage Devices:

Hard Disk
Floppy Disk
Compact Disk
Digital Versatile Disc etc

Peripheral Devices:

Plotter
Touch Pen
Speaker
Game Pad
Printer etc

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