Subject : COMPUTER EDUCATION

Module Title : CE A-3: Computer Parts and Components

Prerequisites : None
Module Objective :
Specific Objectives : After completing this module, 80% of students will be able to:
Others : 2 hours
Learning plan:
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Information Sheet :
 CE A-3: Computer Parts and Components

The computer has several parts and components. Components are broken down into 3
categories namely input, output and storage devices. Parts are necessary for the computer
to work while components except keyboard are not necessarily needed.

3 CATEGORIES OF COMPONENTS

 Input Devices
 Output Devices
 Storage Devices
INPUT DEVICES
An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to
interact with and control it. Examples of input devices include keyboards, mouse, scanners,
digital cameras, joysticks, and microphones.

 Keyboard

A computer keyboard is one of the primary input

devices used with a computer. Similar to an
electric typewriter, a keyboard is composed of
buttons that create letters, numbers, and
symbols, as well as perform other functions. This
is called a QWERTY Keyboard.

 Mouse

A computer mouse is a handheld hardware input device that

controls a cursor in a GUI (graphical user interface) and can move
and select text, icons, files, and folders on your computer.

Scanner
An image scanner—often abbreviated to just scanner, is a
device that optically scans images, printed text,
handwriting or an object and converts it to a digital image.
Commonly used in offices are variations of the desktop
flatbed scanner where the document is placed on a glass
window for scanning.

 Microphone

Sometimes abbreviated as mic, a microphone is a hardware peripheral

and input device originally invented by Emile Berliner in 1877. A
microphone allows computer users to input audio into their computers.
The picture is an example of Blue Microphone's Yeti USB microphone
- silver edition and an example of a high-quality computer microphone.
The microphone plugs into the back of desktop computers into the
computer sound card microphone port. Some computer cases may
also have a microphone port on the front. On a laptop computer, the microphone is
plugged into the microphone port found on the front or side of the laptop.
OUTPUT DEVICES
An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information
into human-readable form. It can be text, graphics, audio, and video.

 Monitor

Alternatively referred to as a VDT (video display terminal)

and VDU (video display unit), a monitor is an output
device that displays video images and text. A monitor is
made up of circuitry, a screen, a power supply, and
buttons to adjust screen settings, and casing that holds
all of these components. Like most early TVs, the first
computer monitors were comprised of a CRT (cathode
ray tube) and a fluorescent screen. Today, all monitors
are created using flat-panel display technology, usually
backlit with LEDs (light-emitting diode). The image is an
example of an ASUS LCD (liquid-crystal display) monitor.

 Printer
A printer is an external hardware output device that
takes the electronic data stored on a computer or other
device and generates a hard copy of it. For example, if
you created a report on your computer, you could print
several copies to hand out at a staff meeting. Printers
are one of the most popular computer peripherals and
are commonly used to print text and photos. The
picture is an example of an inkjet computer printer, the
Lexmark Z605.

 Speaker

A computer speaker is an output hardware device that

connects to a computer to generate sound. The signal used
to produce the sound that comes from a computer speaker is
created by the computer's sound card. The picture shows the
Harman Kardon Soundsticks III 2.1 Channel Multimedia
Speaker System.
STORAGE DEVICES
Hardware that is used for storing, porting and extracting data files and objects.

 Flashdrive

Alternatively referred to as a USB flash drive, data stick, pen drive,

memory unit, keychain drive, and thumb drive, a jump drive is a
portable storage device. It is often the size of a human thumb
(hence the name), and connects to a computer via a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) port. Flash drives are an easy way to store and
transfer information between computers and range in sizes from 2
GB to 1 TB.

 Compact Disc

Abbreviated as CD, a compact disc is a flat, round, optical storage

medium invented by James Russell. The first CD was created at a
Philips factory in Germany on August 17, 1982. The picture is an
example of the bottom of a standard compact disc and is the side
the disc player reads. The opposite side of the disc has a label to
help indicate what is on the disc.

PARTS OF A COMPUTER

 Processor/ CPU

Alternately referred to as a processor, central processor, or

microprocessor, the CPU (pronounced sea-pea-you) is the central
processing unit of the computer. A computer's CPU handles all
instructions it receives from hardware and software running on the
computer.

 Motherboard

Alternatively referred to as the mb, mainboard,

mboard, mobo, mobd, backplane board, base board,
main circuit board, planar board, system board, or a
logic board on Apple computers. The motherboard is a
printed circuit board and foundation of a computer that
is the biggest board in a computer chassis. It allocates
power and allows communication to and between the
CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware
components.

 Memory/ RAM

Computer memory is any physical device capable of

storing information temporarily, like RAM (random
 access memory), or permanently, like ROM (read-only memory). Memory devices
utilize integrated circuits and are used by operating systems, software, and
hardware.

 Hard Disk Drive

A hard disk drive (sometimes abbreviated as a hard

drive, HD, or HDD) is a non-volatile data storage device.
It is usually installed internally in a computer, attached
directly to the disk controller of the computer's
motherboard. It contains one or more platters, housed
inside of an air-sealed casing. Data is written to the
platters using a magnetic head, which moves rapidly over
them as they spin.

 Power Supply/ PSU

The power supply unit is the part of the hardware that is

used to convert the power provided from the outlet into
usable power to many parts inside the computer.
References:

 (Jemma Development Group 2010)

 https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d
 www.wikipedia.com