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CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 7

HANDOUT #5

NAME: _________________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________

Lesson 1: Computer Operations and Internet Navigations (COIN)


LC3. Discuss the data flow of computer hardware

Interaction of hardware devices

Data flow around computer


components

Data flows between hardware


components allowing a computer to
complete the processing cycle. In
simple terms the data flows from: Input
devices -> Processing / Memory
devices -> Output devices.

Descriptions of how computer hardware devices interact

Interaction of computer
components when a
program is opened.
1=Input device;
2,3,4=Processing /
Memory devices;
5=Output device

Which components
interact when the
computer user opens a
program?
When mouse (input
device) is clicked to open
program, a copy of the
software program is
transferred from the hard disk (storage device) into RAM (internal memory device used by the processing device) because
what is currently required for processing by the CPU has to be in the temporary storage area – random access memory.
Interaction of computer components when a user inputs data.
What happens when the computer user inputs data?

Data is input using the keyboard (input device), data is stored in RAM (internal memory device used by the processing
device), and displayed on the VDU (output device) because data to be used by the CPU for processing needs to be in RAM –
the temporary storage area.

Interaction of computer components when a user edits data.


What happens when the computer user edits the data?
The user then decides to edit or format the letter using the keyboard and/or the mouse (input device), the CPU does the work
by following the program instructions given by the user eg insert a picture or use a fancy print style. The CPU (processing
device) sends results of processing to VDU (output device) displaying the edited notice; RAM temporarily holds the editing
changes you have made.

What happens when the user saves onto the hard disk?
User decides to save onto the hard disk by clicking mouse (input device). CPU tells RAM (internal memory device used by
the processing device) to send copy of processed data to the hard disk. Read/write head saved the data onto the hard drive
(storage device) so that a permanent copy is kept.
What happens when the computer user prints the data?
Mouse (input device) is clicked to print the data. The CPU (processing device) follows the program instructions and RAM
(internal memory device used by the processing device) sends a copy of the data to printer memory (output device) then
printer prints the letter.
Prepared by:

MRS. LUDY GRACE B. LIBATO


Subject Teacher
Source:
https://wikieducator.org/Computer_Basics/HardwareInteraction_of_hardware_devices#:~:text=Data%20flows%20between
%20hardware%20components,Memory%20devices%20%2D%3E%20Output%20devices.

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