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What is a Computer ? A computer is a programmable machine

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What is a Computer ?

A computer is a programmable machine

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The screen and monitor

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The system unit

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The printer

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The mouse

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The hard drive (or disk drive)

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Hardware components

They are: Disk drives, Screens, Key board, Printer, Motherboard, Chip

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Software components

They are computer instructions or programmes

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RAM (random-access memory)

It refers to read and write memory

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ROM (read-only memory)

It contains instructions to start up the computer

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Mass storage

It is composed of :

-Hard disk

-CD

-DVD

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CPU (central processing unit)

It's the brain of te computer, where calculations take place .

It's the microprocessor

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The key board