Hardware

bits and pieces that make up computers

what are the example of computer hardware

peripheral like the monitor, mouse and printer, or storage devices - which you plug into a computer, also considered what?

what system is important to consider both when making decisions about IT systems?

It is an electronic device, operate under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, accept data, process data according to specified rules, produce results, and store results for future use

what computer process data into information?

conveys meaning and is useful to people?

is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video

what is computer

computer process data(input) into information(output)

computers carry out processes using instructions, which are the steps that tell the computer how to perform a particular task.

a collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is reffered to as ________.

some people refer to the series of input, process, output, and storage activities as the ________

is the equipment, or the physical devices, associated with a computer.

examples of hardware are;

types of hardware are;

keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, camera are what devices?

input device

is any hardware component that allows you to enter data instructions into a computer.

hardware within a computer that carries out the instryof a computer programming by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, and input/output operations of the system.

processing device

a case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data

the circuitry of the system unit usuallyis part of or is connected to a circuit board called ______

2 main components on the motherboard

brain of the computer

what year was the CPU developed?

where was the CPU developed at?

CPU was first developed at intel with the help of _______

it is the electronic component that interpret and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer.

it is made up of gold pins and is responsible for handling all instructions it receives from hardware and software running on the computer.

2 typical components of CPU

consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed those instructions.

produce or give the result base on what data being inputed using input devices.

convert the processed as and is back into a form understandable to humas and present the results to the user

it is a device that occurs on the screen or paper

Common Output Device

most common form of output device-presenta output visually, typically on some type of computer screen

types of display device

produce hard copy; a permanent copy of the output on paper

two types of printer

without the print of mechanism

print mechanism that strikes the paper to transfer ink to paper.

computer port is also called what port as it is responsible for communication between the computer and its peripheral device.

generally, the ______ of the connector is reffered to as a port and its usually sits on the motherboard

types of computer ports

develop by IBM for connecting mouse and keyboard.

found in mny computers, projects, video cards and high definition TVs. It is a D-sub connector consisting of 15 pins in a 3 rows. it is the main interface between computers and older CRT monitors.