THE COMPUTER

SYSTEM

Prepared by:

Brijida Charizma Ardoña

Navarro
The Computer System is:

an interrelated set of different

components, each with a
different function but together
they perform a common goal
The Computer System has a goal:

to facilitate the efficient

manipulation of data in
order to get meaningful
information.
 The Computer System has 5 parts:

1. DATA 3. PEOPLEWARE 5. SOFTWARE

2. PROCEDURES 4. HARDWARE
DATA
 Collectionof facts
 Raw materials

 Input to be processed
PROCEDURES
 steps for accomplishing a result
 descriptions of how things are
done
 expressed in manuals or
documents
 Most are unstated, those that
result from tradition or common
practice
PEOPLEWARE
 computer power lies in the
hands of the people
 most important part of, and
beneficiaries of, a computer
system
 they can analyze, develop and
improve it
TYPES OF PEOPLEWARE
 End-User

 Professional

- Programmer
- System Analyst
- Computer Engineer
- Graphic Artist
- etc.
SOFTWARE
 The intangible component of
the computer system
 Also called program

 the planned, step-by-step

instructions required to turn
data into information
HARDWARE
 the physical equipment or
components of a computer
system
 Hardware devices are
categorized according the four
basic functions of computing

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