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How do you configure hardware and software A computer system is made up from various components, some of which are inside the "system unit", some of which are outside, and some of which are used to communicate with the user (see also User Interfaces, and Chapters 32 and 33 of Heathcote). Peripherals Peripherals are hardware devices attached to the computer system that expand the capabilities of the system. They are attached via an electrical connection (e.g. they are plugged into one of the ports at the back of the computer), and generally require some software running on the computer to control or "drive" them (see Drivers). Examples of peripherals are things such as: * Printers * Plotters * Scanners * Barcode readers Storage Devices Computers need to store information, in order that it can be retrieved, searched, sorted, etc. There are two types of storage used by computers: Primary Storage: This is the computers "main memory", or RAM (Random Access Memory)....

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