Jade Richardson

INPUT UNIT

An input device is a general name for any hardware unit which can be used to enter information
into a computer system. The most common examples, today, are the keyboard, mouse, and microphone

CPU

CPU is an acronym for central processing unit. The processor unit is the part of the computer
which is the actual computer. It contains three sections: memory, control circuits, and logic circuits.

OUTPUT UNIT

An output unit is a general name to describe any hardware device which can be used to display
answers or information generated by a computer. The most common examples today are the monitor,
speakers, and printer. Note that printers come in three popular types – dot matrix, ink jet (or bubble jet),
and laser. From left to right they improve in quality, but also in price.

AUXILILARY STORAGE DEVICE

An auxiliary storage device is a unit that provides extra storage, such as magnetic tape drives,
which can be added to a computer system.

A typical System Memory

Microsoft Keyboard......................$99.99
Term Approx. # bytes
Pentium II-400 with 64 Meg…..$1625.99
Kilobyte (KB) 1000
17” SVGA monitor……………...$324.95
Megabyte (MB) 1 000 000
Jazz Drive………………………. $325.95
Gigabyte (GB) 1 000 000 000

Note: A byte is the amount of memory it takes

to store a single character.

Assignment 8 Novmeber 10 2017