Computer Systems

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MAIN COMPONENT IN PC
 MONITOR
 KEYBOARD
 SPEAKER
 MOUSE
 SYSTEM UNIT
 PRINTER

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The major hardware components of a
computer system are:

 Processor
 Main memory
 Secondary memory
 Input devices
 Output devices

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FUNCTIONS
 INPUT DATA
 PROCESSING DATA
 STORING DATA
 OUTPUT DATA

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Input-Process-Output Model (IPO)

• Input: keyboard, mouse, scanner, punch cards

• Processing: CPU executes the computer program
• Output: monitor, printer, fax machine
• Storage: hard drive, optical media, diskettes, magnetic tape

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Typical Personal Computer
System

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Computer Systems
All computer systems, no matter how complex,
consists of the following:
 At least one CPU
 Memory to hold programs and data
 I/O devices
 Long-term storage

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