FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a peripheral?
A
mouse
B
monitor
C
keyboard
D
motherboard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -CPU stands for the central processing unit. CPU is not a peripheral device.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. CPU (Central Processing Unit) consists of ALU and Control Unit is not a peripheral device. VDU, printer and floppy drive are peripheral devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -The components that connect through them include chipsets, central processing units (CPU) and memory. The external peripherals include Wi-Fi, Ethernet and graphics cards with the graphics processing unit, or GPU.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer : Motherboard When talking about computers, Motherboard NOT a peripheral component.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mainboard or Motherboard is a non-peripheral computer device as all other core computer parts are connected to it and communicate over the same. Hard Disk Drive or Storage is a non-peripheral computer device because it stores the processed data for long term usage.

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