Computer Hard Ware
Computer Hard Ware
ALU(arithmetic and logical unit) : This unit performs arithmetic operations such as Addition ,subtraction ,
multiplication , division and logical operation such as AND ,OR ,NOT ,XOR ,ROTATE , COMPARE.. etc. so result are
stored in the registers (or) in memory (or) send to output devices.
Control unit : It generates necessary timing and control signals. required for the operation of computer . It control
flow of data between the microprocessor and peripherals (input and output devices memory).
Memory unit : it consists various 8-bit (or) 16-bit register these register are used primarily to store data temporarily
during the execution of a program
COMPUTER MEMORY
Computer memory is used to store the data and instructions.it is a storage space in the computer system C. P.
U fetched information from computer memory (RAM) for processing , this process is very fast.
SECONDARY STORAGE UNIT
It stores the both the instructions to be
executed (program)and the data involved.
It stores the data permanently separate
from the computer system itself .
Examples:
1)Hard drives (magnetic storage)
2)Magnetic tape(magnetic storage)
3)CD, DVD, and blue ray disks (optical
storage)
4)USB/flash drive (solid state storage )
5)Memory chip/SSD card (solid state
storage)
COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD
The computer motherboard connects all parts of a
computer together. main board , base board , MOBO,
system board , logic board are synonyms of
computer motherboard.
The motherboard is the most important component
in the PC. All the component such as RAM stick , hard
disk, optical drives ,processor , processor fan and
external cards are plug into motherboard.
Motherboard is the heart of the computer that
provides communication channels to communicate
All hardware components.
Computer motherboard is single platform to connect
all of the parts
of a computer together, hence All of the parts of a
computer together,
hence it considered as the back bone of a computer .
P .S .U (POWER SUPPLY UNIT)
It is an electronic power supply that
uses a switching regulator to convert
electronic power efficiently. It is also
know as switching mode power
supply.
It is a power supply unit (PSU)
generally used in Computer to
connect the voltage into the
computer acceptable range of
voltage.
Switched mode power supply uses a
great power conversion technique to
COMPUTER – INPUT DEVICES
The devices which are used to give input to the computer system are known as input
devices. Data is inputted into the computer system in raw format, which is then translated
into a computer-understandable form using input devices; after that, it is processed using a
Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer receives the input and processes it to produce
the output.
Input device enables the user to send data, information, or control signals to a computer.
Examples :-
1) Keyboard 8) Touch Pad
2)Mouse 9) Touch screen
3)Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) 10)Biometric Devices
4)Optical Character Reader (OCR) 11)Wed cam
5)Scanner 12)Micro phone
6) Remote 13) Light Pen
COMPUTER – OUTPUT DEVICES
An output device is a hardware device that is used to show the processed results to the
user in the form of text, audio, video, visuals on a computer screen or a printed hard copy
on paper. The output devices are mainly categorized as audio output devices, visual output
devices, audio-video output devices, and print-based output devices. Different output
devices can be connected to computer systems to retrieve the output, based on the type of
output and requirements.
Examples:-
1)Monitors
2) Graphic Plotter
3) Printer
4)Speakers
5)Head Phones
6) Projector
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