A manufacturer of peripheral devices for PCs decides to try and capture some of the PC gaming market by creating gaming versions of its traditional peripheral devices. It decides to start with a gaming version of its standard keyboard, increasing the number of macro keys, adding a small LCD screen to display game data, and giving the user the ability to backlight keys in different colors. If this device is a success, the manufacturer plans to release gaming versions of its trackballs and other peripherals. What option is the manufacturer gaining by the release of the new keyboard?

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	option to delay
B	option to expand
C	option to abandon
D	option to switch

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common peripherals are a printer, scanner, keyboard, mouse, tape device, microphone, and external modem that are externally connected to the computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -A keyboard, mouse, scanner, barcode reader, digital pen, webcam, microphone are some examples of input devices. An output device receives the processed data from the computer system and presents that data to the user. A monitor, printer, speaker, headphone, and projector are some examples of output devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peripherals are commonly divided into three kinds: input devices, output devices, and storage devices (which partake of the characteristics of the first two). An input device converts incoming data and instructions into a pattern of electrical signals in binary code that are comprehensible to a digital computer.

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