Great Mercy Academy of Cavite Inc.

Salitran II, City of Dasmariñas

COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 9
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Name: Zoe Kate S. De Leon

Grade & Section: Grade 9 - Unity
Activity # 1: DSH-Computer Hardware

Parts of the Computer:

CPU Definition Function

CPU or also known as the To select and retrieve

Central Processing Unit, is instructions of commands
the brain of the computer. from the Memory unit
The CPU has three major and interprets them to
units: Memory/ Storage activate the other
unit, Control Unit, and functional elements of the
Arithmetic Logic Unit. system to perform their
respective operations. It
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Motherboard instructions.
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circuit board and the

biggest board in a
computer chassis.

RAM RAM or also known as Is where data lives or

Random Access memory, stored temporarily while
is the physical hardware its being actively used by
inside a computer, a programs, to provide
computer’s short-term quick read and write
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Salitran II, City of Dasmariñas
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 9

Power supply Definition Function

Power supply, is a power
cord connected from the
back of a PC tower into an The Power supply
electricity socket. provides electricity to all
components of the
computer system or the
computer system itself as
a whole.
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Monitor
A monitor is a device that To display the visual
displays what’s happening contents of a program
or running on your that’s currently running
computer via screen so a on a computer for the
user could see, understand, user to see.
and use it depending on
how they will use it.

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The keyboard is one of the The keyboards functions

primary input devices that are to let the user type
Keyboard
is used with a computer, it using the buttons with
is composed of buttons letters, numbers and
written with letters, symbols to create exactly
numbers, and symbols. It what’s written on button.
also has additional It is also used to type in
functions depending on the commands or perform
type of keyboard used to additional functions.
type.
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A computer mouse is a It is used to drag or

Mouse input device that is control the cursor, its
handheld or can be used also used for pointing,
using your hand. It is moving, and selecting
placed on a flat surface in various components like
front of the computer. text, icons and files.
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Salitran II, City of Dasmariñas
COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 9

Definition Function
Speaker
Speakers are output devices It is to play sounds that
used to play sounds coming connects to a computer. It
from the computer with receives electrical input
much more volume and from a devices, and sends
clear quality, this is very the current, causing it to
useful for computers with move back and forth. This
less volume or with bad vibrates the outer cone
quality. and generates sound
waves.

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A printer is a output device To take data from the

that takes the electronic data computer and generate it
from the computer and into a physical object
generates it or converts it such as paper or any
into a hard copy. printable material.

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Scanner
A scanner is a device that To scan or capture
scans or captures images image/s for computer
from posters, magazines, editing and display, it
and the like. converts the image on the
document into digital
information that can be
stored on a computer.
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