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How Does the Computer Work?  User enters data/information – INPUT  The computer processes the data/information  The user has the option to STORE/SAVE data/information before you output.  Produce an image of the processed data/information - OUTPUT

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Page 1: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

Parts of a ComputerParts of a Computer

Page 2: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

Two Basic Components of a Computer System

HardwareParts of the Computer System you can physically touch

SoftwareComputer Instructions or data. Anything that can be stored electronically

Page 3: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

How Does the Computer How Does the Computer Work?Work?

User enters data/information – User enters data/information – INPUTINPUT The computer processes the The computer processes the

data/informationdata/information The user has the option to The user has the option to STORE/SAVESTORE/SAVE

data/information before you output.data/information before you output. Produce an image of the processed Produce an image of the processed

data/information - data/information - OUTPUTOUTPUT

Page 4: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

MonitorMonitor A device that A device that

displays text displays text and images and images generated by generated by the computer.the computer.

Page 5: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

CPUCPU Central Central

Processing Unit. Processing Unit. The “Brains” of The “Brains” of the computerthe computer

Page 6: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

KeyboardKeyboard A device that A device that

allows you to allows you to type information type information and instructions and instructions into a computerinto a computer

Page 7: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

MouseMouse A hand-held A hand-held

pointing device pointing device used to control used to control the cursor on the cursor on the screenthe screen

Page 8: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

SpeakersSpeakers A device that A device that

plays sounds plays sounds which are which are transmitted from transmitted from your computeryour computer

Page 9: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

PrinterPrinter A device that A device that

produces a produces a paper copy of paper copy of the documents the documents you create on you create on the computerthe computer

Page 10: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

ModemModem Allows the Allows the

computer to computer to communicate communicate with another with another computer via computer via telephone lines.telephone lines.

Page 11: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

ScannerScanner A device that A device that

reads graphics reads graphics and text into a and text into a computercomputer

Page 12: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

Digital CameraDigital Camera Allows you to Allows you to

take photos and take photos and video and store video and store them into the them into the computers computers memory.memory.

Page 13: Parts of a Computer. Two Basic Components of a Computer System Hardware Parts of the Computer System you can physically touch Software Computer Instructions

Others Computer PartsOthers Computer Parts Microphone and Microphone and

HeadphonesHeadphones