TLE 11 – CSS NC II

Learning Module 4
Week 4
 COMPUTER

• A computer is an electronic device,

operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory that can accept
data (input), process the data according to
specified rules, produce information
(output), and store the information for
future use.
Elements of Computer Systems
• A computer system is a collection of entities that
are designed to receive, process, manage, and
present information in a meaningful format. It has 3
elements that will make a computer really useful.

Elements of a Computer System

Hardware Software Peopleware

 Hardware
• refers to the physical, tangible computer
equipment and devices which provides support
for major functions such as input, process,
output and storage.

Components of Hardware

Input Device
Output Device
Process Device
Storage Device
INPUT DEVICES Any piece of computer hardware equipment that provide
data information to the computer system.
OUTPUT DEVICES is any piece of computer hardware that displays results after
the computer has processed the input data that has been entered.
 PROCESS DEVICE
• is the computer’s circuitry in the system unit. It plays an
important role in processing operations. It is used to process
data, using instructions from the program.

Brain of computer

Central Processing Unit Random Access Memory

Motherboard is volatile, meaning it
holds data only when
the main circuit board the power is on.
of a computer. Video Card/GPU
also called a display card, graphics card, display
adapter, or graphics adapter is an expansion card
which generates a feed of output images to a
display device
ACTIVITY
Directions: Identify the different hardware components of a computer
system and write the uses of each component on your answer sheet.