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Computer is an electronic device that can store data, process information, and perform tasks. It has two main components - hardware, which are the physical parts like the casing, motherboard, CPU and power supply, and software, which are the intangible programs. There are several input devices like the mouse, keyboard and camera to input data and instructions. Output devices display or present the output, like the monitor to display visuals and speakers to play sound. Peripherals connect to but are not essential to the computer's main functions, and include modems, routers and printers. The system unit houses the core components, with the motherboard connecting them and communicating instructions from the CPU. Storage devices in the system unit include the

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Week 1 Lesson

Computer is an electronic device that can store data, process information, and perform tasks. It has two main components - hardware, which are the physical parts like the casing, motherboard, CPU and power supply, and software, which are the intangible programs. There are several input devices like the mouse, keyboard and camera to input data and instructions. Output devices display or present the output, like the monitor to display visuals and speakers to play sound. Peripherals connect to but are not essential to the computer's main functions, and include modems, routers and printers. The system unit houses the core components, with the motherboard connecting them and communicating instructions from the CPU. Storage devices in the system unit include the

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Computer – an electronic device that can store data, process, information, and perform task.

2 Components of a Computer

1. Hardware – Physical/tangible component of a computer


2. Software – intangible component of a computer. the programs and other operating information
used by a computer.

Basic Parts of Computer and its classification (peripherals)

Peripheral - A peripheral device is an input/output device that connects directly to a computer or other
digital device but does not contribute to the computer's primary function, such as computing.

Input Devices

1. Mouse – used to point and select items on screen


2. Keyboard – used for typing text and keys for special function
3. Digital Camera – used to capture images
4. Microphone – used to transfer audio to computer.

Output Devices

5. Monitor – display visual output information using text and graphics


a. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display – advantage of much thinner and lighter
less power, offer low-profile designs, produce less flicker, run cooler and support higher
resolutions. But true black are an issue
b. CRT – Cathode Ray Tube – affordable – used electron beam
c. LED – uses LCD tech, energy-efficient, has backlit
d. OLED – no need for backlit, each pixel generate its own light, best visual output. But has
issues on burn-in
6. Speaker (Earphones)– used to play sound
7. Printer – transfers data (text or graphics) onto paper.

Input/Output

1. Modem – a device that is connected to the ISP which provide internet connection to the router
and wired devices.
2. Router – a device that creates LAN that enables wireless devices to be connected to the
internet.
3. System Unit – core of a computer system. the part of a computer that houses the primary
devices that perform operations

Parts of a System Unit

1. Motherboard – backbone of the computer and serve as the device that communicates between
components
- 95% Computer components are cabled to the Motherboard
- 2 CPU platform – Intel and AMD
- 2 softwares
 BIOS – Basic Input Output System - provides basic instructions for starting up
your computer, but it might not have all the latest features.
 UEFI – Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - offers more options, flexibility,
and advanced features to enhance your computer's performance and security.
2. Central Processing Unit – brain of the computer since it performs all of data processing
operations
- Controls the operation of all the computer parts
- 2 types of CPU – Intel and AMD
3. Power Supply – supplies the power to all other computer components
4. Automatic Voltage regulator – regulates electricity consumption. It protect computer from
being damage.
5. Hard Disk Drive – data storage device of the computer – slow because of disk usage
6. Solid State Drive – data storage device that is several times faster than hard disk because it uses
flash memory
- Most OS are installed here in the SSD for faster boot up and processes
7. RAM – storage device that stores data and machine codes temporarily (volatile – mabilis
magbago) (nabubura and stored data at the same time na ishutdown and computer)
8. Casing – housing of the computer

Optional/add-ons

1. Graphics Card – includes GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) – accelerate graphics rendering – fps
-
2. DVD – ROM – device that transfers data/ files from a computer to a CD or DVD disc. - burn

1 Power Supply

2 Computer

3 Hardware

4 Motherboard

5 Software

6 Monitor

7 CPU

8 Casing

9 RAM

10 AVR

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