Personalized for You

and Computer
Hardware
• DEFINE WHAT A PERSONAL COMPUTER IS
• DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT COMPUTERS FOR PERSONAL USE
• IDENTIFYING THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH TYPE.
• IDENTIFY THE CATEGORIES OF COMPUTER HARDWARE
• RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF JUSTICE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING HOW
COMPUTER SHOULD WORK.
WHAT MAKES A
COMPUTER,
A COMPUTER?
 The personal computer , the most common type of
computer , is designed for the use of an individual. It
is general purpose computer, which means it has
many different uses.
Desktop

The desktop is a type of computer that has a

great power, storage, and versatility compared
to other types of computers for personal use.
LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK AND NETBOOK

The laptop is designed to meet one basic requirement:

portability.

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HANDHELD DEVICES

 Smartphones and tablets are handled devices that have multimedia features and
computing abilities.

 E-Book reader

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 INPUT/OUTPUT
 Mouse- mouse
A mouse is a small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point to a place on a
display screen and to select one or more actions to take from that position.

 Keyboard
A keyboard is one of the primary input devices used with a computer. Similar to an electric typewriter, a keyboard
is composed of buttons used to create letters, numbers, and symbols, and perform additional functions.

 Monitor
A monitor is made up of circuitry, a screen, a power supply, buttons to adjust screen settings, and casing that holds
all of these components. When used as a noun, the term "monitor" is synonymous with a computer " screen " and
" display ."
 Processing
Processing hardware devices include the central processing uinit, the memory. And the motherboard.
1. CPU ( Central Processing Unit)
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.
2. Memory
Computer memory is the storage space in the computer, where data is to be processed and instructions required
for processing are stored. The memory is divided into large number of small parts called cells. Each location or
cell has a unique address, which varies from zero to memory size minus one.
3. Motherboard
A motherboard is one of the most essential parts of a computer system. It holds together many of the crucial
components of a computer, including the central processing unit (CPU), memory and connectors for input and
output devices
 Storage Devices
 Removable storage
 CD-ROM
 DVD-ROM
 BLU-RAY DISC
 FLASH MEMORY
 HARD DISK
Removable Storage
These are external storage devices that store
data of a computer. Moreover, we can call them
external drives or removable disk drives. A
removable device is basically the one that we
can inject/insert or remove/eject as per our
requirement.
 CD-ROM

 CD-ROM is an acronym for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory and is a type

of compact disc that has read-only data, meaning that once data has been
recorded onto the disc, it can only be read or played and cannot be altered or
erased. A CD-ROM is a type of optical disc and can be read by a computer
with an optical drive, or CD-ROM drive, and a DVD/Blu Ray Drive. It’s
used to store programs and files that require large amounts of data storage. A
CD-ROM holds between 650-700 megabytes (MB) of data, meaning it has
enough memory to store approximately 300,000 pages of text.
 DVD- ROM
 TheDVD-ROM specification supports disks with
capacities of from 4.7GB to 17GB and access rates of
600 KBps to 1.3 MBps. One of the best features of
DVD-ROM drives is that they are backward-compatible
with CD-ROMs. This means that DVD-ROM players
can play old CD-ROMs, CD-I disks, and video CDs, as
well as new DVD-ROMs. Newer DVD players can also
read CD-R disks.
 BLU-RAY DISC
 Blu-rayis an optical disc format such as CD and DVD. It was
developed for recording and playing back high-definition (HD)
video and for storing large amounts of data. While a CD can hold
700 MB of data and a basic DVD can hold 4.7 GB of data, a single
Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25 GB of data.
FLASH MEMORY

 Flash memory is a very fast permanent storage that retains its contents even in the
absence of a power supply and this feature makes it non-volatile memory that is
used to store and transfer data.

 It is not only fast but its data and contents can be deleted and written as many
times as this memory is functional. Best examples are USB Flash Drives, Memory
Cards, BIOS IC Chip, SSD, etc.
HARD DISK
The hard disk drive is the main, and usually
most substantial, data storage hardware device
in a computer. The operating system, software
titles, and most other files are stored in the hard
disk drive.
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