COMP 2ND QTR

Computer Parts
2. Mouse
- device that controls the
I/O DEVICES movement of the cursor
or pointer

Input devices
3. Scanner
- a piece of equipment used to
- a device that captures
provide data and control signals
images from
to an information processing
photographic prints
system
4. Microphone
Output Devices
- headset microphone
- any piece of computer hardware
comes with a head
equipment which converts
attachment
information into a
- converts human speech
human-perceptible form
into electrically
transmitted signals
INPUT
● Direct Input Devices
5. Joystick
- does not require data to
- pointing device used to
be keyed by someone
move an object on screen
sitting at a keyboard
in any direction.
- create a
- Used in video arcade
machine-readable data
games as controllers esp
- Machine to machine
during 1980s and 90s

1. Magnetic Stripe Reader

6. Webcam
2. Chip and Pin Reader
- Video camera
3. Barcode Reader
4. Optical Mark Reader
7. Light Pen
- A computer input device
● Indirect Input Device
in the form of a light
- converted into machine
sensitive wand.
readable form’
- time consuming and
error prone
OUTPUT
1. Monitor
1. Keyboard
- computer monitor is also
- standard input device.
called display screen or
- Sophisticated
video display terminal
electromechanical
(VDT)
component designed to
create specialized
2. Printer
electronic codes
- Produces a hard copy of
(scancodes)
data,
 - resolution of printer USB Plug
output is expressed as - Modern or new model of
DPI (Dots per inch) peripherals use USB

3. Plotter 5). PS/2 Port

- A printer that interprets - Personal System
commands from a - a 6-pin mini-DIN
computer to make Line connector used for
drawings on paper with connecting keyboards
one or more automated and mouse
pens - Purple - Keyboard
- Green - Mouse
4. Projector
5. Speaker (PS/2) connector
- is a 6-pin connector
PORTS AND CABLES
1). Serial port 6). S-Video Port
- a serial communication - offer a higher level of
interface through which video performance over
information transfers in or composite video signals
out
- One bit at a time S-Video Cables
Serial cable - used for the transmission of
- transfer information between analogue video signal
two devices using a serial
communication protocol 7). Audio Port
- link the computer's
2). Parallel Port sound hardware to audio
- found on early computers equipments
for connecting
peripherals Audio Cables
- send multiple bits of data - transmit audible signals such as
at once voice and music.
Parallel Cable
- transmit or receive data down 8). Ethernet Port
multiple bundled cables to a - create an ethernet connection
peripheral device
Ethernet Cable
3). VGA Port - carries the broadband signals
- Video Graphic Array Port between your modem, router,
- used for display devices computer and other wired
or to connect a computer internet capable devices
to it
VGA Cable 9). Power Port
- Used to link a computer to a - allows it to get power from a
display device wall outlet and charge the
device's battery
4). Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port
- high speed serial Power Cord
interface that is used with - the most important cord
almost all devices
 - connects the computer to the
main source of electricity
- used for Ethernet networking

TYPES OF MONITORS ● DLP Monitors

- DLP : Digital Light
MONITOR Processing
- an electronic output device - by Texas Instruments
- Aka. video display terminal Yung pacurve
(VDT) or a video display unit - utilizes a digital
(VDU) micromirror device, which
- First computer was introduced is a tiny mirror housed on
on March 1, 1973 which was part a special kind of
of the Xerox Alto computer microchip.
system.
● TFT Monitors
● Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) - Type of LCD flat panel
- Used in early monitors display
- uses a beam of electrons - Thin-film Transistor
to create an image on the - all pixels are controlled by
screen one of four transistors
-
● Plasma Screen Monitors
● Flat Panel Monitors - have wide viewing angles,
- lightweight and take less high contrast ratios, and
space. high refresh rates, which
- effective as they do not is used to reduce a blur
provide harmful radiation. video

● Touch Screen Monitors TYPES OF PRINTERS

- Also an input device
- enables users to interact PRINTER
with the computer by - an external hardware output
using a finger or stylus device
instead of using a mouse - takes the electronic data
or keyboard generates a hard copy usually
on paper
● LED Monitors
- light-emitting diode ● Inkjet Printer
display - the defacto standard for
- uses a panel of LEDs for a consumer/home-use
source of light printers.
- good if you only print
● OLED Monitors occasionally, or don’t
- made up of locating a need the highest-quality
series of organic thin printings
films between two
conductors. ● Laser Printer
- Does not use backlight - use a laser beam to heat
- provides better image a toner material that
quality ever
 embeds itself onto the - contains all the circuits
paper. and components that run
the compute
- main circuit board
● All-In-One Printer ● CPU
- combines the - processor is the
functionality of a printer, "brain” of a computer
a scanner, and usually a - Performs all of the
fax. instructions and
calculations that are
● Dot Matrix Printer needed
- oldest of old-school
computer printers ● Primary Storage
- use a pin or wire print - the computer's working
head to press an ink storage space that holds
ribbon against a piece of data, instructions for
paper processing and processed
data (information)
● Plotter Printer TWO Types of Memory
- a computer hardware 1). ROM
device much like a printer - Read Only Memory
that is used for printing - A type of non-volatile memory
vector graphics. - Meaning it holds data even
- use a pen, pencil, marker, when power is ON or OFF
or another writing tool to
draw multiple, 2). RAM
continuous lines onto - Random Access Memory
paper - Volatile memory
- Meaning holds data only when
● Thermal Printer power is ON, when it’s off RAM’s
- thermal impact printer or contents are lost
electrothermal printer
- uses heated pins to ● Expansion Bus
"burn" images onto - is a data pathway
heat-sensitive paper. between several
hardware components
MAJOR HARDWARE inside or outside a
computer
COMPONENTS OF A
COMPUTER ● Adapters
- Printed-circuit boards
HARDWARE (also called interface
- Physical component that a cards)
computer system requires to - enable the computer to
function use a peripheral device
for which it does not have
● System Unit the necessary
- main part of a connections or circuit
microcomputer boards

● Motherboard ● Power Supply Unit

 - converts 120vac (standard logical, and input/output
house power) into DC operations
voltages
- Installed in the back
corner of the PC case, 3. PCI SLOTS
next to the motherboard. - Peripheral Component
Interconnected
● Hard Disk Drive (HDD) - an attached hardware
- Aka. Hard Drive component of the
- a magnetic storage motherboard that allows
device that is installed you to connect various
inside the compute hardware components
- used as permanent
storage for data 4. AGP SLOT
- Accelerated Graphics Port
● Optical Disk Drive - a type of expansion slot
- storage device that uses similar to a PCI slot
lasers to read data on the - mostly used for graphics
optical media. cards
- 3 types: - brown
1. Compact disc(CD)
2. Digital Versatile 5. NORTH BRIDGE
Disc (DVD) - Aka. Memory Controller
3. Blu-ray Disc (BD) Hub or Host Bridge
- Memory Controller Hub
● Solid State Drive (SSD) or Host Bridge
- storage device that can
be used internal or 6. SOUTH BRIDGE
external part,
- an IC chip that manages
- uses either IDE or SATA
and controls IO
Interface
functionality on the
motherboard
PARTS OF MOTHERBOARD - does not have direct
communication with CPU
1. RAM CHIP AND RAM SLOT - handles low-speed
- Data stored in RAM is devices
erased as soon as the
power is turned off. 7. CMOS BACKUP BATTERY
- temporary data storage - "Complementary Metal
device Oxide Semiconductor"
- stores a variety of
2. CPU CHIP AND SOCKET system data
- It is a large printed circuit
board where all of the 8. HEATSINK
components and - use a thermal conductor
peripherals are either to reduce heat generated
directly or indirectly and prevent overheating
connected from hardware
- primary function is to components
carry out basic arithmetic,
 9. VRMs
- Voltage Regulator
module
- provide steady and
consistent voltage to
the processor