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Basic Introduction To Computers

The document provides a basic introduction to computers including key figures in computer history such as Charles Babbage, Tim Berners-Lee, and Vint Cerf. It describes the three basic types of computers as personal, mini, and super computers. It also lists and describes the seven essential parts of a computer including the case, power supply, motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, and GPU. Additionally, it defines input and output devices and common storage and port types.

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Basic Introduction To Computers

The document provides a basic introduction to computers including key figures in computer history such as Charles Babbage, Tim Berners-Lee, and Vint Cerf. It describes the three basic types of computers as personal, mini, and super computers. It also lists and describes the seven essential parts of a computer including the case, power supply, motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, and GPU. Additionally, it defines input and output devices and common storage and port types.

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BASIC INTRODUCTION

TO COMPUTERS
Father of Computer Invented the World Wide Web Father of Internet
Charles Babagge Tim Berners-Lee Vint Cerf

Charles Babbage was born Tim Berners-Lee was born June 8, Vinton Cerf was born in New
December 26, 1791, London, 1955. An English computer scientist Haven, Connecticut, in 1943. For
England—died October 18, best known as the inventor of the his contributions to the creation
1871, London. An English World Wide Web (WWW). and growth of the Internet.
mathematician and inventor who
is credited with having
conceived the first automatic
digital computer.
COMPUTER
3 BASIC TYPES OF COMPUTER

PERSONAL MINI SUPER


HARDWARE SOFTWARE
HARDWARE SOFTWARE
HARDWARE
CASE
7 ESSENTIAL
POWER SUPPLY
PARTS
MOTHER BOARD

CPU RAM HARD DRIVE GPU


SIMPLE COMPLEX
- Also known as computer chassis.

- Outer shell of a computer.

- Contains most of the components of a personal computer.

CASE
- Plugs into outlet.

- Regulates power.

POWER
SUPPLY
- Circuit board.

- Communicates between components.

- Backbone of a computer.

MOTHER
BOARD
- called a central processor, main processor or
just processor.

- containing the basic arithmetic, logic, and


control elements of a computer that are required
for processing data.

- contrasts with external components such


as main memory and I/O circuitry

CENTRAL - specialized processors such as graphics


processing units (GPUs).
PROCESSING
UNIT
- allows data items to be read or written in
almost the same amount of time irrespective
of the physical location of data inside the
memory

- holds data waiting to be processed and


instructions waiting to be executed

RAM
- an electro-mechanical data storage
device that stores and retrieves digital data.

- retaining stored data even when powered off.

HARD DRIVE
- manipulating computer graphics and image
processing.

- designed to quickly render high-resolution


images and video concurrently.

GRAPHICS
PROCESSING
UNIT
What is an INPUT DEVICE?
Keyboard Microphone

Camera Scanner
What is an OUTPUT DEVICE?
Monitor Printer

Headphones Speakers
STORAGE DEVICES
- a removable flash memory
device that you insert and
remove from a slot in a
computer, mobile device, or card
reader/writer.

Memory Card
- consists of a flat, round, portable
disc made of metal written and
read by a laser

Optical Disk
- plug into a USB port on a
computer or mobile device

- have significantly more


capacity, and are more
durable due to a lack of
moving parts.
Flashdrive
Cloud Storage

- an Internet service that


Google Drive ICloud
provides storage to computer
users.

OneDrive DropBox
- USB Port

- VGA Port

PORTS - LAN Port

- HDMI Port
Audio Port

HDMI Port
(High Definition Multimedia
Interface)

USB Port
(Universal Serial Bus)

LAN Port
(Local Area Network)

VGA Port
(Video Graphic Array)
END

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