Peripherals include
- Audio equipment
- Digital camera
- External hard disk drive
- Joystick or other controller
- Keyboard
- Microphone
- MIDI device
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Pen and tablet
- other Portable Information Devices
- Printer
- Projector
- Scanner
- Video recorder
They can be attached with various computer hardware communications standards including USB, Firewire, SCSI, IDE, infrared, serial and parallel ports.
Some devices create a watermark embedded in their output that identifies the serial number of the machine. This may then be checked with distribution and purchase records, for forensic investigations. Printing and scanning peripherals have similar checks to prevent counterfiet.
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