COMPUTER

AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT

IS CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING
DATA

PERFORMS MATHEMATICAL
OR LOGICAL OPERATIONS

THAT MANIPULATES OR
PROCESSES DATA INTO A
MEANINGFUL RESULT OF
INFORMATION.
 HOW DATA FLOWS THROUGH THE
SYSTEM

Storage

Information
Data
Input Process Output

BINARY
FORM
 HARDWARE

REFERS TO THE
PHYSICAL
EQUIPMENT OF THE
COMPUTER. THESE
ARE TANGIBLE
PARTS.
 MONITOR
A VIDEO DEVICE THAT
DISPLAYS DATA OR
IMAGES GENERATED BY
A COMPUTER.
 KEYBOARD
INPUT DEVICE THAT USED
TO INPUT DATA INTO THE
COMPUTER.
MOUSE A HAND-HELD DEVICE
FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER.
HARD DISK DRIVE A LARGE
CAPACITY PERMANENT STORAGE
DEVICE THAT HOLDS
INFORMATION SUCH AS
PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTS.
IDE Cable standard interface
that use to connect the HDD or
CD/DVD to the motherboard.
SATA CABLE - standard
interface that uses to connect
the HDD or CD/DVD to the
motherboard.
DVD-writer an input/output
device that can read and write
CD and DVD
MOTHERBOARD main circuit
board of a computer: a circuit
board in a minicomputer or
microcomputer through which
all signals are directed
CPU / PROCESSOR It is the
brain of the computer.
computer does all his work in
CPU.
A heat sink is an electronic device that
incorporates a fan to keep a hot
component such as a processor cool.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE a device
that enables the computer to
read and write floppy
disk/diskette.
FDD CABLE standard
interface that uses to connect
the floppy disk drive to
motherboard.
 RAM (Random Access Memory)
a temporary storage of data.
Information stored in RAM is lost
when the computer is turned off.
POWER SUPPLY a device which
converts line voltage (220/110Vac) into
various voltages required by the computer. It
gives power to the motherboard, drives and
expansion cards.
AVR (Automatic Voltage
Regulator) a device that
regulates the voltage
UPS - Uninterruptible power supply
is a device that allows a computer to
keep running for at least a short time
when the primary power source is lost.
It also provides protection from power
surges.
COMPUTER CHASSIS (System
Unit) houses the computers CPU,
memory, and other hardware as well as
the floppy and hard disk drive
SPEAKER a device that
produces audible sound
VIDEO CARD Also known as a
graphics card, video card, video board,
or a video controller, a video adapter is
an internal circuit board that allows a
display device such as a monitor to
display a picture from the computer.
POWER CORD standard
interface use to connect the
PC or system unit to AVR or
UPS.
 SOFTWARE

REFERS TO THE
PROGRAM. PROGRAM IS
A SEQUENCE OF
INSTRUCTION TELLING
THE COMPUTER WHAT
TO DO.
TWO TYPES OF SOFTWARE
1. SYSTEM SOFTWARE -
DESIGNED TO OPERATE AND
CONTROL THE COMPUTER
HARDWARE AND TO PROVIDE
A PLATFORM FOR
RUNNING APPLICATION
SOFTWARE.
 EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEM
 EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEM
 EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEM
DOS (DISK OPERATING SYSTEM)
BIOS software
DEVICE DRIVER
SOFTWARE
TWO TYPES OF SOFTWARE
2. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
ALL THE COMPUTER
SOFTWARE THAT CAUSES A
COMPUTER TO PERFORM
USEFUL TASKS (COMPARE
WITH COMPUTER VIRUSES)
BEYOND THE RUNNING OF
THE COMPUTER ITSELF.
 EXAMPLES OF APPLICATION
SOFTWARE
INTERNET BROWSER
VLC Media player
Adobe Photoshop