CHAPTER 1: TYPES

AND COMPNENTS
OF COMPUTER
SYSTEM
SUBTOPIC: Components OF
COMPUTER SYSTEM

LO: Will be able to define computer

system and discuss the types of it.

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 What are the components of
computer system?

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1. Hardware
2. Software
 DEFINE HARDWARE.

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 Types of hardware

• Internal device External devices

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Internal devices
Here are few internal devices

RAM Video card

ROM Sound card

Motherboard HDD/SDD

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 Motherboard

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 • It is the circuit board

Brief on
• The processor and other hardware parts
communicate for the smooth functioning
of the computer
Motherboard • It also consists of several sockets and slots
to connect other components. So it acts
like a hub..

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 RAM

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 Brief on RAM
• Full form is Random access memory

• The applications running are temporarily stored in this chip.(when

system gets turned off, the data gets erased)

• It stores the data , files of operating systems that are currently in use.

• The information stored in this is Readable and Writable i.e. can be edited.

• It is also called as temporary /volatile memory

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ROM

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Brief on ROM
• Full form is Read Only memory
• The information stored is permanent i.e. when the system gets off, the information
is not lost.
• The information stored in this is only Readable.
• It is also called as non-volatile memory

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