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ICT ComputerSystem Hardware Software

ICT includes technologies such as computers, software, and internet connections that process and communicate information. The main parts of a computer system include the system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Hardware refers to the tangible computer parts that can be seen and touched, while software contains the instructions that make the computer work and cannot be seen or touched, existing on storage devices and loading into memory when needed, such as operating systems and programs.

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ICT ComputerSystem Hardware Software

ICT includes technologies such as computers, software, and internet connections that process and communicate information. The main parts of a computer system include the system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Hardware refers to the tangible computer parts that can be seen and touched, while software contains the instructions that make the computer work and cannot be seen or touched, existing on storage devices and loading into memory when needed, such as operating systems and programs.

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ICT Form 1 MF1

Information and Communication Technology

ICT includes technologies such as desktop and laptop computers,


software, peripherals and connections to the Internet that are intended
to fulfil information processing and communications functions.

The Main Parts of a Computer System

Speakers
The System Unit

VDU (Monitor)

Mouse

Keyboard

Hardware and Software


The term Hardware refers to the things that you can see and
touch like the system unit, mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.
The Software refers to instructions that make the computer work. You
cannot see or touch it. Software is held either on your computers hard
disk, CD/DVD-ROM, or on a Flash Drive and is loaded (copied)
from the disk into the computers RAM (Random Access Memory)
when needed.
E.g. Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, AVG Antivirus and
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mr. J. Bueja B.A. (Gen), P.G.C.E., Dip.CS.Ed.

Hard Disk

CD/DVD-ROM
USB Flash Drive

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