Reviewer in TLE 2nd Quarter
Reviewer in TLE 2nd Quarter
Reviewer in TLE 2nd Quarter
Information Monitor
Processed data is the most recognized output device that displays
Has meaning processed data or information on a screen.
Has structure Types of Monitors:
Is useful o CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
provides answers o LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Can be understand o LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Projector
is also an optical device that projects that
Input Devices
corresponding image or video onto a surface.
Types of Projectors:
Keying Devices
o DLP (Digital Light Processing) – Uses tiny
are used for entering data using set of alphanumeric
mirrors that reflect light towards the
keys, special keys, and function keys.
screen.
Examples of Keying Devices:
o LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) – Uses 3 liquid
o Keyboard
crystal displays in which image is created
o Keypad/Numpad/Numeric pad
through multiple steps.
o LED (Light Emitting Diode) – Uses low heat,
Pointing Devices
low energy process of semiconduction to
specify and select items on your computer screen.
generate energy. creating an electric signal
Examples of Pointing Devices: which gives off a particle of light.
o Mouse
o Joystick Printer
o Light pen transforms pictures, text, and information from the
o Trackball computer into printed or hardcopy version.
Types of Printers:
Sound Communication Device o Inkjet Printer
Inputs voice and music into the computer that is o Laser Printer
then stored in a digital form. o Thermal Printer
Examples of Sound Communication Device o Dot Matrix Printer
o Microphone o Line Printer
o Headset o Plotter
Audio Output Devices Primary Memory Storage
produce sound from audio data processed in the Random Access Memory (RAM) – short-term
computer system. Sound generated from these memory (volatile)
devices are either audible to the human hear or Read Only Memory (ROM) – Non-volatile and
ensures personal privacy. provide permanent storage for data that do not
Types of Audio Output devices: change.
o Speaker Cache Memory – High-speed memory that a
o Headset processor can access more rapidly than main
o Headphone memory.
o Earphone
Types of RAMs:
Dynamic RAM (DRAM) – This kind of RAM needs to
Process Device be recharged by the CPU. If not, it loses its contents.
Nowadays, processors have multiple cores called Static RAM (SRAM) – This kind is faster and more
multi-core processors. This means that the processor reliable than any form of DRAM.
is a single chip that has two or more separate Magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) – This kind of
processors. stored data uses magnetic charges instead of
electrical charges.
CPU/Processor
Secondary Storage
this is the brain of the computer. It does most of the
Compared with memory, offers the advantages of
processing of data and instructions for the entire
non-volubility, greater capacity, and greater
system.
economy for long-term storage.
It interprets and carries out the basic instructions to
operate a computer.
Magnetic Tapes
AMD and Intel are the two most popular brands of
Primary for storing backups of critical organizational
processors in the market nowadays.
data.
Two parts of CPU:
o Control Unit (CU) – Part of the hardware
Hard Disk Drive
that is in charge of directing the computer
Permanent storage is used to hold data and
system to execute stored program
programs.
instructions and communicates with other
parts of the hardware.
Solid State Drive
o Arithmetic/Logical Unit (ALU) – Performs
Performs the same basic function as a hard drive,
arithmetic and logical operations.
but stores data in memory chips rather than
magnetic or optical media.
Heat Sink
A heat sink consists of metal fins that draw heat
Types of Secondary Storage:
away from a component. The fan and heat sink
Optical/Compact Disks
together is called the processor cooler.
o Capacity: 740 MB
Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)
o Capacity: 6x of CD or 4,440 MB/4.44 GB.
Storage Device
Blu-ray Disk
Types of Storage Devices
o Capacity: 3x of DVD or 13,320 MB/13.32 GB.
o Primary Memory Storage (Short term)
o Secondary Storage (Long term)
Kinds of Optical Disks:
Read Only Memory (ROM) – write one
Read and Write (RW) – writable disks
4. Convert 5 MB to KB
KB = MB x 1024
KB = 5 x 1024
KB = 5,120
5. Convert 3.5 GB to MB
MB = GB x 1024
MB = 3.5 x 1024