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Parts of a
Computer
Prepared by:
JUSSA LEILADY D. ALBERBA-LABBAO
Teacher II

THE HARDWARE
 the physical equipment that
makes up the computer
system
 divided into system hardware
and peripherals

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The system
hardware
includes the Central
Processing Unit (CPU), the
keyboard, the monitor and
primary storage memory
(RAM), and the secondary
storage memory.

Peripherals
includes disk
drives, mouse,
digitizers,
printers/plotters,
etc.

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System Unit
 The main part of a
microcomputer,
 sometimes called the
chassis.
 includes the following
parts: motherboard,
microprocessor,
memory chips, buses,
ports, expansion slots
and cards.
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The Central Processor

Unit (CPU)
– is the brain of the
computer where most of
the “computing” takes
place. It is also known as
processor. It performs all
instructions and
calculations that are
needed to manage the flow
of information.
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Keyboard
– is the principal device for
communicating with your
computer. All keyboards
have letter keys,
punctuation keys, and a
space bar which is similar
to the keys on a typewriter.
Keyboards also have
functions, numeric and
arrow keys in additional to
Alt, Ctrl, and Enter keys.
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Monitor
● – it has a screen that displays
information, such as the instruction
you send to your computer and the
information and results your
computer sends back after
interpreting your instruction.
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Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

– it also known as hard
drive. It is a magnetic
storage device that is
installed inside the
computer.
used as a permanent
storage for data.

Optical Drive
● – is a storage device
that uses lasers to read
data on the optical
media. There are three
types of optical drives:
Compact Disc (CD),
Digital Versatile Disc
(DVD) and Blu-ray Disc
(BD).
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Mouse
● – is a small hand-held
device used to control
the cursor/crosshair on
the screen. They can be
used to select an item
by pointing to it and
clicking a button.

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Digitizer Tablet
● graphics drawing tablet
used for sketching new
images or tracing old ones.
● also called a "graphics
tablet,"
● user writes or draws on the
surface of the device with a
wired or wireless pen or
puck.
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Printer
– It is an output
device that used to
print information
processed by your
computer. Printers
and plotters varies
in speed and output
capabilities
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THE SOFTWARE
The software is the set of programs,
procedures, and related documentation
associated with a computer system.

A program is a coded set of instructions

that interprets the information given to
the computer with the keyboard or
mouse and directs the computer to
carry a task.

Softwares can be categorized into two

main groups: operating system software
and application software.

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Operating System Software

The operating system

software provides various
levels of interaction
(called interface) between
the computer and the
user, as well as between
the computer and the
application software.

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Application Software
The application software also
called programs, has a
specific use or task to
perform such as AutoCAD
for Architectural drawings
and layouts, Lotus 1-2-3
for business and
marketing, Adobe
Photoshop for image
processing, and so on.
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