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COMPONENTS OF

COMPUTER SYSTEM

1. Hardware
2. Software

3. Peopleware
Hardware
 Refers to the physical
element of a computer
system (the electronic
and mechanical parts).
Hardware
 Input devices
 Output devices

 Storage Devices

 System unit
Input devices
 Allow users to enter
information into the
computer to be processed.
 The pathways through
which information enters a
computer’s system unit.
Examples of Input
devices
 Keyboard  Joystick
 Mouse
 Light Pen

 Touch Screen
 Scanner
 Voice Data
 Digital camera
Entry
 Bar Code Reader
Keyboar
d
 Used to enter data in a computer. The
keys on computer keyboard are often
classified as follows:
 Alphanumeric keys – letters and

numbers
 Punctuation keys – comma, period,

semicolon and so on.


 Special keys – function keys,
control keys, arrow keys, etc.
MOUSE
 a device that controls the
movement of the cursor or
pointer on a display screen.
 Invented by Douglas Engelbart

in 1963
Scanner
 Used to enter text and
graphics to the computer
 Flatbed scanner

 Hand-held scanner
Digital camera
 Takes pictures without film

Bar Code Reader


 A bar code is a pattern printed in lines of
differing thickness.
 Bar codes provide a quick method of
recording the sale of an item.
 Used in supermarkets, libraries, magazines
Joystick
 Used for computer games

Light Pen
 Used to draw, write, or issue
commands when it touches a
especially designed screen
Touch Screen
 Enables the user to interact
with the computer by touching
the screen.
Voice Data Entry
 Accepts spoken words as input
data or commands
Output Devices
 Any peripheral device that
presents, displays, alters or
records output.
 Output device data can
appear in various forms such
as text, graphics, sound or
video.
Types of Output
Devices
 Hard Copy
 An output which can be held

by the hands (ex. Printer)


 Soft Copy

 An output which can be


easily modified by the
computer (ex. Monitor)
Examples of Output
Devices
 Printer
 Monitor or VDU (Video

Display Unit)
 Speaker
Printer
 Provides a hard copy output on paper

Types of Printer
 Laser Printer
 Uses toner and an internal laser to print

 Inkjet or Bubble Jet Printer


 Uses ink to print

 Dot-matrix Printer
 Creates characters by striking pins
against an ink ribbon.
Monitor or VDU
 Used to provide
soft copy output
 The most popular
output device
 Classified as
monochrome or
colored
Speaker
 Used for audio output such as
beeps, human voice and music
Modem
(Communication)
 Modulation Demodulation
 Used to connect one computer

to another via telephone lines


System Unit
 Responsible for processing
and storing data and controls
all computer functions
 It is composed of integrated

circuits designed to perform


tasks
Storage Devices
 Hard Disk
 Flash Drive

 Memory Cards

 External Hard Disk

 Floppy Disk
Basic Parts of the System
Unit
CD ROM drive
 Power Supply
Power Supply
Hard drive
 Central Processing
Unit (CPU)Microprocessor

 Motherboard Motherboard
3 ½ Floppy
drive
 Expansion Slot
Expansion Slots
 CD ROM Drive
 3 ½ Floppy Drive System Case

 Hard Drive
 System Case
System Case
 A plastic and metal box that houses
components such as motherboard, disk
drives and power supply unit.
 Types of system case

Desktop case

Tower case
 Parts of the Case

Cover

Front panel

Rear Panel
Software
 Refers to the programs
and data that a
computer uses
Software
 Systems Software
 Applications Software

 Programming Software
Systems
Software
 Operating System

a special type of program that
loads automatically when you
start your computer.
Applications Software
 Are programs that people use
to get their work done.
 It is designed to help people

with specific task.


Applications Software
 Word Processors
 Spreadsheets
 Databases
 Desktop Publishing
 Game Programs
 Graphics Programs
 CAD
 Communications
 Web Browsers
Programming
Software
 provides tools to assist a
programmer in writing
computer programs and
software using different
programming languages
Peopleware
 Refers to the people responsible
for maintaining, operating,
programming, and analyzing the
output generated by the computer
system.

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