MONITOR
computer display that is like a TV monitor computer monitor image is made up of pixels (dots)
Standard television set
An ordinary home television that can be used for computer output
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
These screens are made up of two glass plates with liquid in between
Standard computer monitor
Better resolution than TV monitors
KEYBOARD
MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD
WIRELESS KEYBOARD
The keyboard is the main input device for text and commands. The computer keyboard uses the same key arrangement as typewriters. It also contain standard function keys, such as the escape, cursor movement and control keys.
Keyboards come with three (3) different types of port such as: SERIAL PORT PS/2 PORT USB PORT
SPEAKER
Speakers give out information in the form of sound. Computer speakers range widely in quality and price. Computer speakers are typically packaged with computer systems in small plastic boxes with mediocre sound quality.
SYSTEM UNIT
also known as a base unit the main body of a desktop computer
MOUSE
an input device used to controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen It has right click, left click and double click to function
PRINTER
device that produces a hard copy (permanent human readable text or graphics) of documents stored in electronic form that prints texts or illustrations on paper
Dot-Matrix printer
low-cost printer that
produces low quality output works like an automatic typewriter can also be used when carbon copies of a document are required
Ink-Jet printer low-cost printer that produces a midquality output most economical for colour output
Laser printer uses a laser beam to produce the best quality output speed of a laser printer is typically about 8 ppm (page per minute).
EXERCISE
1. Look at the pictures given in Column A. Then, name the components of the computer and state their functions
COLUMN A
COLUMN B (name and function)