PCMCIA cards and accessories follow standards developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA), an international standards body and trade organization.

Wireless modems transmit modulated data using electromagnetic waves.

Bus adapters connect peripherals to computers that do not provide native support for a peripheral's interface.

Data storage systems are used to store, protect and manage computer data.

Hard drives are integral, non-volatile, electronic data storage units inside computers.

Network modems (modulators-demodulators) are devices or programs that allow computers to transmit data over telephone lines.

Software drivers are programs that provide the interface between general use software (such as an operating system) and specific hardware or software modules.