Unit 5.

Hardware
What are we going to learn in this unit?

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit 5.2 The different types of devices you can connect to the computer. 5.3 Input devices. 5.4 Output devices. 5.5 Input-output devices. 5.6 Final activities.

Unit 5. Hardware

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
A computer is an electronic machine that can be programmed to accept data (input), and process it into useful information (output). Data is put in secondary storage (storage) for safekeeping or later use.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit
The computer or tower unit is the main part of the computer. It contains the main components including the motherboard, processor, memory and graphics card.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
The motherboard is the large circuit board into which your CPU, memory boards, and peripheral cards are plugged.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
The processor is inserted into the processor socket. It controlls most functions of the computer. usually have a large fan fixed on top, to cool them down. Companies such as INTEL and AMD make processors.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
The RAM memory modules are pushed into the slots. A range of memory exists and it is very important to fit the correct type and speed.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
A power supply unit (PSU) is the component that supplies power to a computer.

oStorage devices:

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.

The Hard Disk Consists of one or more rigid metal platters coated with a metal oxide material that allows data to be recorded magnetically on the surface of the platters.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
oStorage devices: Compact Disc (CD), also called optical discs are available in variety of formats. CD-ROMs : compact disc read-only memory. Use laser technology for storing text, graphics, audio, video. You can only read the contents of the disc, but cannot erase or modify their contents.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
oStorage devices: CD-R, compact disc-recordable, allows you to write contents on it only one time. CD-RW, compact discrewritable, allows you to write contents on it multiple times. DVD-ROMs : digital video discROM. High capacity compact disc capable of storing large amounts of text and videos. Storage capacity ranges from 4.7 GB to 17 GB.

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.
Which parts of the computer can you recognize?

Which parts of the computer can you recognize?

COVER PANEL CD ROM UNIT

5.1 Which are the parts of the computer. The tower unit.

POWER SUPPLY PROCESSOR CPU COOLER

MEMORY GRAPHIC CARD HARD DRIVE SOUND CARD

MOTHERBOARD

5.2 The different types of devices you can connect to the computer.
All the devices you can connect to a computer are called peripheral

5.2 The different types of devices you can connect to the computer.
Connections

5.3 Input devices.

The keyboard is used to type data into the computer.

The mouse is used to activate menus displayed on the screen.

5.3 Input devices.

The Scanner
The microphone.

The Webcam

The Digital Camera

5.4 Output devices.

Computer Screens composed of individual picture elements called pixels. Each pixel can be illuminated to form parts of a characteror graphic shape on the screen.

Speakers convert an electrical signal to sound

5.4 Output devices.

Printers
produces a copy of documents stored in electronic form, on physical print media such as paper or transparencies.

Ink-jet printers

Laser printers

5.5 Input-Output devices.

Modem: Allows to connect one host to internet
Router A router allows connectivity to one or more computers, helping create a network.

5.6 Final activities.

1. Do you know the name of these devices?

5.6 Final activities.

Do you know the name of these devices?
MONITOR PRINTER FAX SPEAKER

MODEM

SCANNER

MICROPHONE KEYBOARD

MOUSE

PROJECTOR

LAPTOP

5.6 Final activities.

Complete the following paragraph using the words from the bottom of the page. A__________ is an electronic device that _________and processes data. It is made up of __________and software. Hardware are the things you can__________and pick up, for example the_________, mouse and__________ .The Software are the_________ an the instructions which tell the computer what to do and how to____________ .

Keyboard Stores

Hardware Monitor

Touch Programs

Operate Computer