PARTS OF A COMPUTER

SYSTEM
DONE BY:RIDHI, BAOYAO, ATHALIA &
STEPHANIE
 WHAT IS A COMPUTER?

A COMPUTER IS A PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

THAT PROCESSES DATA FOLLOWING A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS.
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DATA
AND INFORMATION

DATA IS ALL THE RAW FACTS AND FIGURES THAT A

COMPUTER PROCESSES BY FOLLOWING A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS CALLED A PROGRAM.
IT IS ONLY WHEN WE ATTACH MEANING TO DATA THAT WE
GET INFORMATION.
 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

HARDWARE IS ALL THE PARTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM

YOU CAN SEE AND TOUCH.
SOFTWARE IS A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT A COMPUTER
NEEDS TO CARRY OUT IT’S TASKS.
 STAGES OF PROCESSING

PROCESSING DATA TO GET INFORMATION INVOLVES THREE

STAGES. THESE ARE INPUT, PROCESSING AND OUTPUT.
INPUT PROCESSING OUTPUT
 INPUT DEVICES

INPUT DEVICES SUCH AS KEYBOARDS, JOYSTICKS, MOUSE

AND SCANNERS ARE USED TO GET DATA AND
INSTRUCTIONS INTO THE COMPUTER FOR PROCESSING.
 SOME INPUT DEVICES ARE

• MOUSE
• TRACKBALL
• KEYBOARD
• JOYSTICKS
• DIALS
 PROCESSING DEVICES

THE PROCESSING TAKES PLACE IN THAT PART OF THE

COMPUTER CALLED THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
(CPU). THE CPU IS THE BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER.
 SOME PROCESSING DEVICES ARE

• HARD DISK
• PEN DRIVE
• COMPACT DISC
• PC CARD
• FLOPPY DISKETTE
 OUTPUT DEVICES

OUTPUT DEVICES SUCH AS PRINTERS, PLOTTERS,

SPEAKERS, AND VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS TRANSLATE
INFORMATION PROCESSED BY THE COMPUTER INTO A
FORM WHICH THE USER CAN UNDERSTAND.
 SOME OUTPUT DEVICES ARE

• PRINTER
• MONITOR
• SPEAKERS
• FLASH DRIVE
• DISC DRIVE
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