Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Peripherals are externally hooked up to your computer. Your actual PC, itself, is nothing but the console (or tower). Everything else is considered a peripheral. To do much of anything with a PC, you’ll need at least a few peripherals. Hooking up primary peripherals The following peripherals are found on most PCs: Keyboard and mouse: Set up the keyboard right in front of where you’ll sit when you use the computer, between you and where the monitor goes.