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A computer is an electronic machine that processes information. It consists of hardware and software. Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer like the monitor, keyboard, mouse etc. that can be seen and touched. Software refers to the programs and instructions that tell the computer what to do. A computer system requires input and output devices to receive and display information as well as processing and storage components.

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A computer is an electronic machine that processes information. It consists of hardware and software. Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer like the monitor, keyboard, mouse etc. that can be seen and touched. Software refers to the programs and instructions that tell the computer what to do. A computer system requires input and output devices to receive and display information as well as processing and storage components.

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What is a computer?

-A computer is an electronic machine that processes information.


It is one of the most commonly used
Computer System input devices to enter data to the
-A computer system is made up of two main parts computer by pressing of keys. A
keyboard can be connected to a
computer either by USB (wired) or
1. Hardware
Bluetooth (wireless).
2. Software

Hardware It is the simplest handheld device used


to move a cursor or a pointer across
-Are the parts of a computer that we can see and touch
the screen. Mouse also have either

Software wired or wireless connectivity. A


mouse is an input device.
-Are the programs that tells the computer what to do . It is an output device. A computer monitor
is a displays information processed by the
There are 4 groups of hardware computer. Output of a monitor is inform of
a softcopy. Softcopy output is an output
 Input that is not produced on a paper or some
 Output materials which cannot be touched or
 Processing carried for being shown to others. They are
temporary in nature and vanish after use.
 Storage

Input device
A computer speaker is an output device
-Is any part of a hardware that sends data to a computer. that connects to a computer to generate
sound.
Examples of input devices are:

 Keyboard
 Mouse A projector is an output device that
projects an image onto a large surface,
 Touchpad such as a white screen or wall. It may
 Scanner be used an alternative to a monitor or
 Digital Camera television when showing video or
images to a large group of people.
 Microphone
 Joystick
A printer is a device that accepts text
and graphic output from a computer and
Output device transfers the information to paper. Hard
copy output devices are devices that
-Is a part of a hardware device that shows /display both data and information. provide output on printed paper or other
permanent media that is human
Examples of output devices are readable (tangible).

- Monitor A scanner is an input device that scans


documents such as photographs and
-Projector pages of text.

-Speakers and Headphones

-Printer A digital camera is an input device that


captures images (and sometimes video)
digitally.
Processing
 It is the brain of the computer. A compact disc is a portable storage
device that can be used to record, store
 CPU is example of a processing device and play back audio, video and other
 CPU stands for Central Processing Unit data in digital form

Storage device
 Is a part of a hardware device that is used to keeps /store information for later use.

Examples of storage devices are:

 Flash drive, A flash drive is a data storage device. Data


or information is stored for later use
 Memory card,
 Hard drive
 C.D (Compact Disc)
 DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive,


or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data
storage device that stores and retrieves digital
data.

External hard drive


Internal hard drive

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