“Computer is an

electronic device that

manipulates or
process information,
or data.”
-- GCF Global
COMPONENTS OF A
COMPUTER
COMPUTER HARDWARE is
the physical components that a
computer system requires to
function.
SOFTWARE is a
set of instructions,
data or programs used
to operate computers
and execute specific
tasks.
COMPONE
COMPONEN
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TS OF
COMPUTE
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Case

RAM
Hard Drive Graphics Card
 SIMPLE complex

Hard Drive

Case Power Supply

Graphics Card

Motherboard RAM CPU

Power supply
THE BACKBONE
OF THE COMPUTER
 CPU RAM Hard Drive Graphics Card

Central Random Disk GPU

Processing Access Drive
Unit Memory
ROM GRAPHICS
PROCESSOR MEMORY MEMORY PROCESSING
UNIT
The brain of a computer
 The brain of a computer

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

 - Data/Files Stored
- Small Storage Space

ram - Fast Access

- Data/Files Stored

- Large Storage Space

- Slow Access
Hard drive
 ram Hard drive
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HOW RAM
HOW RAM AND
AND HARD
HARD DRIVE
DRIVE WORSK
WORSK
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(CONT.)
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D A T
 H E N
E D W
L E T R IS
DE P U T E
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N E D
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Volatile data
Will still be present
 Run more programs
ram

Have more data and

programs stored
ROM
Solid state drive
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are the most common storage
drives today. SSDs are smaller and faster than hard disk
drives (HDDs). SSDs are noiseless and allow PCs to be
thinner and more lightweight.

Hard disk drives (HDDs) are more common in older

devices.
GRAPHICS CARD
 Power Supply Motherboard CPU
Case

RAM
Hard Drive Graphics Card
Computer
Input
Input &
& output
output devices
devices