Controller
Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope
A controller may refer to any of the following:
1. With gaming, a controller is an input device to control a computer game or simulation. Common examples of controllers include a mouse, keyboard, and gamepad.
2. A controller is an expansion card or IC (integrated circuit) on the computer motherboard that enables communication between the computer and another hardware device.
Examples of controllers
Below are examples of the controllers you may find on a computer.
- AGP (accelerated graphics port)
- IDE disk or ATA/ATAPI controller
- PCI
- PCI Express
- SATA (Serial AT Attachment)
- SCSI (small computer system interface)
- USB (universal serial bus)
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