COMPUTER BASICS p1
COMPUTER BASICS p1
Seema Sirpal
What is a Computer?
Types of Computers
expensive!
Personal Computers
Hardware Components
output device.
Hardware Components
INPUT DEVICES
The Mouse
The Keyboard
computer
Tracker Balls
Hardware Components
INPUT DEVICES
Scanners
Touch Pads
to pressure
Light Pens
screen
Joysticks
Hardware Components
OUTPUT DEVICES
VDU
Printers
Hardware Components
OUTPUT DEVICES
Plotters
larger images.
Speakers
presentation products.
Speech synthesisers
to you
Hardware Components
programs“
on the computer.
you.
Hardware Components
Hard Disks
Speed:
Very fast!
Capacity:
Cost:
Hardware Components
Speed:
Very slow!
Capacity:
Cost:
Very cheap.
Hardware Components
CD-ROM Disks
Speed:
Capacity:
Hardware Components
DVD Drives
Speed:
Capacity:
Up to 17 Gbytes.
Cost:
immediate data“