Familiar??!!!

PARTS OF COMPUTER
System Unit

 The core of a computer

system
 Central Processing Unit
(CPU), or microprocessor
which acts as the "brain" of
your computer.
COMPUTER
PERIPHERALS
HEADSET
JOYSTICK
MICROPHONE
SCANNER
SOUND ADAPTER CARD
WEBCAM
 STORAGE
Hard Disk Drive
stores information on
a hard disk
a rigid platter or stack of
platters with a magnetic
surface
CD and DVD drives
usually located on the
front of the system unit
use lasers to read
(retrieve) data from a
CD
 MOUSE

a small device
used to point to  A mouse usually has two
and select items buttons: a primary button
(usually the left button)
on your computer
and a secondary button.
screen.
 Keyboard –

 used mainly for FUNCTION KEYS

typing text into
your computer
NUMERIC KEYPADS

NAVIGATION KEYS
 Monitor

 displays information in visual  : CRT (cathode ray tube)

form, using text and graphics monitors

 The portion of the monitor that

 LCD (liquid crystal
displays the information is called
the screen. display) monitors
 Printer

INKJET printers
transfers data
from a
computer onto
paper

LASER printers
 Speakers

used to play sound

 Modem

 connectsyour  device that sends and

computer to the receives computer
Internet information over a
telephone line or
high-speed cable