Computer Peripherals (2nd Edition)

This book offers comprehensive, single-source coverage of most of the commonly available computer peripherals (and some not-so-common ones) from the micro, mini, and mainframe computer worlds. Each peripheral is discussed in terms of its physical description, installation, method of operation, trouble shooting, maintenance, and schematics. Covers disk drives; tape drives; other storage devices; keyboards; optical scanners and digitizers; other input devices; printers; displays; local area networks; modems; terminals; character codes; music and sound generation; speech synthesis; speech recognition; low-level interfacing; software. Emphasizes the various facets of the peripherals themselves, not the operation of the central computer. Discusses the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of similar devices. For anyone involved with or interested in computers.