Controller

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. For example, a storage controller is what allows a computer to communicate with a storage 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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