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Parts of Computer

The document provides an overview of computer hardware, defining it as the physical components of a computer system, including input and output devices. It details various input devices like keyboards and mice, as well as output devices such as monitors and printers, explaining their functions and types. Additionally, it highlights the roles of these hardware components in a computer system and their specific characteristics.

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Parts of Computer

The document provides an overview of computer hardware, defining it as the physical components of a computer system, including input and output devices. It details various input devices like keyboards and mice, as well as output devices such as monitors and printers, explaining their functions and types. Additionally, it highlights the roles of these hardware components in a computer system and their specific characteristics.

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Technology and

Livelihood
Education 10
Computer
Hardware
Lesson Proper
Definition of Term Computer Hardware
Computer hardware is the
collection of physical parts of a
computer system. This includes the
computer case, monitor, keyboard and
mouse. It also includes all the parts
inside the computer case, such as the
hard disk drive, motherboard, video
cards and many others. Computer
hardware is what you can physically
touch.
Input vs Output
Computer Hardware
INPUT DEVICE
KEYBOARD

MOUSE
An input device is a
hardware or peripheral
device used to send data to LIGHT PEN
a computer.
SCANNER

DIGITIZER
Output Device
MONITOR
An output device is any
device used to send data
PRINTER
from a computer to another
device or user.
PROJECTOR

SPEAKERS

HEADPHONES
What is the role of
Computer Hardware
in a Computer System?
Hardware is limited to
specifically designed tasks that are,
taken independently,
very simple.
Input Devices
Keyboard Of the many types of keyboards,
the QWERTY and the AZERTY
Keyboard is keyboards are the most widely used.
the most
common and QWERTY AZERTY
very popular
input device
which helps in
inputting data
to the
computer.
QWERTY
The arrangement of characters on a
Computer
QWERTY keyboard was designed in 1868
Keyboard
by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the
QWERTY typewriter. According to popular myth,
refers to the Sholes arranged the keys in their odd
arrangement fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical
of keys on a typewriters by separating commonly used
standard letter combinations.
English
computer
keyboard.
AZERTY The French version of the
Computer standard QWERTY keyboard. AZERTY
Keyboard keyboards differ from the QWERTY
keyboard in that the Q and W keys have
An AZERTY been interchanged with the A and Z keys.
keyboard is Another difference between QWERTY and
the most AZERTY keyboard is that the M key on
common type an AZERTY is to the left of the L key.
of keyboard
used in
France.
MOUSE
Mouse is the most popular
pointing device. It can be used to
Mouse is a control the position of cursor on
very screen, but it cannot be used to enter
famous text into the computer.
cursor-control
device.
Mechanical
Mouse

Types of Mouse Trackball


Mouse
Optical
Mouse
Light Pen
Light pen is a pointing device which
is similar to a pen. When the tip of a light
Light pen is pen is moved over the monitor screen
used to select and pen button is pressed, its photocell
a displayed sensing element detects the screen
menu item or location and sends the corresponding
draw pictures signal to the CPU.
on the monitor
screen.
SCANNER Scanner captures images from the
source which are then converted into the
Scanner is digital form that can be stored on the
an input disc. Most computer data output that is
device which meant for humans is in the form of audio
works more or video. Thus, most output devices used
like a by humans are in these categories.
photocopy
machine.
Digitizer Digitizer can convert a signal
Digitizer is also from the television or camera into a
known as series of numbers that could be stored in
Tablet or a computer. They can be used by the
Graphics computer to create a picture of whatever
Tablet the camera had been pointed at.
because it
converts
graphics and
pictorial data
into binary
inputs.
Output Devices
Monitor
There are two kinds of viewing screen
used for monitors: Cathode-Ray Tube
Monitor,
(CRT) and Flat-Panel Display
commonly FLAT-
called as CRT PANEL
Visual DISPLAY
Display Unit
(VDU), is the
main output
device of a
computer.
CRT Monitor A finite number of characters
can be displayed on a screen at once.
Cathode Ray The screen can be divided into a
Tube (CRT) series of character boxes - fixed
Monitor display is location on the screen where a
made of small standard character can be placed.
picture elements There are some disadvantages of
called pixels. The CRT:
smaller the 1. Large in Size
pixels, the better 2. High power consumption
the image clarity
or resolution.
Flat-Panel The flat-panel display is divided into two
Monitor categories:
The flat-panel Emissive Displays - The emissive
display refers to displays are devices that convert electrical
a class of video energy into light. Example are plasma panel
devices that and LED(Light-Emitting Diodes).
have reduced
volume, weight Non-Emissive Displays - The Non-
and power emissive displays use optical effects to
convert sunlight or light from some other
requirement in
source into graphics patterns. Example is
comparison to LCD(Liquid-Crystal Device).
the CRT.
VGA
DVI
Monitor Connector

HDMI
Printer
There are two types of printers:
Impact and Non-Impact.
Printer is an
output IMPACT NON-IMPACT
device
which is
used to
print
information .

on paper.
IMPACT Characteristics:
PRINTER • very low consumable cost
The impact • very noisy
printers print • useful for bulk printing
the • there is physical contact with the paper
characters to produce image
by striking DOT DAISY WHEEL LINE PRINTER
them on the MATRIX
ribbon which
.
is then
pressed on
the paper.
NON-IMPACT Characteristics:
PRINTER • faster than impact printer
• not noisy
Non-impact printers
• high quality
print the characters
• support many fonts and different
without using
character size
ribbon. These
printers print a LASER PRINTER INKJET PRINTER
complete page at a
time so they are .

also called as Page


Printers.
PROJECTOR

A projector is
an output
device that
can take
images
generated by a
computer and
reproduce .

them on large,
flat surface.
SPEAKERS
Speakers are
popular output
devices used with
computer systems.
They receive audio
input from the
computer's sound
card and produce
.
audio output in the
form of sound
waves.
HEADPHONES
Sometimes referred
to as earphones, The picture is an
headphones are a example of a USB
hardware device that headset from
either plugs into your Logitech with a
computer (line out) or microphone and a
your speakers to popular solution for
privately listen to computer
. gaming.
audio without
disturbing anyone
else.
Questions?

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