THE COMPONENTS OF THE

COMPUTER

a- The Peripherals of the computer

The materials linked to the computer is a peripheral. There are the output and the input
peripherals.

An output peripheral is an organ that permits to restore the results of work carried out, there for it
permits the visualization of the information that we put in the computer.

They represent the material situated at the extern part of the central processing unit (CPU). They
are constituted of a screen: a keyboard, a mouse, a CPU also a printer.

Output peripheral data sent by a CPU to a peripheral, they allow us to view and consult the data
on computer.

An input peripheral permits to enter an information or a data in a computer. They are data sent by
a peripheral such as hard disk, keyboard, … To a CPU or a processor. An input permits the transfer
of data, the computer they are situated inside the central unit. The main elements or components
are the processor, hard disk, USB key, scanner

Output peripheral Input peripheral

Monitor Mouse
Printer Keyboard
Screen Scanner
USB Camera
key Key

b- Role played by each component

The screen or monitor: it is necessary to see what is done in a computer

The keyboard and the mouse: the are useful to enter in communication with the computer.

The webcam: it is a small camera which we put on the computer and which permits to film images
and to transfer on the computer.

The printer: it permits to print on the paper the files.

The speaker-head: thanks to them you can listen the sound-files

The modem: it’s a small box which permits to be connected in internet, …

The hard disk: it’s conventional hard disk embarked in solid box which is connected to a computer
though a USB.