HARDWARE

HARDWARE

1. Physical part of the computer

   • Internal components
     • Motherboard
       • Video card
         • Sound card
           • ROM and RAM
             • Hard drive
               • Is the backing storage
             • Is the internal memory
               • ROM is permanent memory
               • RAM is temporary memory
           • Circuit board that deals with the input and output of the sound
         • Circuit board that generates video output to the monitor
       • Main circuit board of the computer
     • Main ports an connectors
       • Ports
         • Used to connect input/output peripherals to the motherboard
           • USB
       • Connectors
         • RJ45
         • VGA/DVI-VGA/HDMI
     • External components
       • Monitor
         • Keyboard
           • Mouse
             • Printer
               • Scanner
                 • Webcam
                   • Touch screen
                     • Microphones
                       • Speakers
   • Microprocessor
     • They are the most important part of the computer
       • Responsible for running computer programs
         • Computer's main processor

2. SOFTWARE

   • Computer´s logical support
     • Operating system, program, applications.
       • BIOS starts working when the computer is turned on
         • Operating system
   • HARD DISK
     • Boot sector
       • One or more partitions (Primary or Extended)
         • One or more logical partiton
   • Operating system

3. SOFTWARE

   • Computer´s logical support
     • Operating system, program, application.
       • BIOS starts working when the computer is turned on
   • HARD DISK
     • Boot sector
       • One or more partitions (Primary or extended)
         • One or more logical partitions
   • FILE SYSTEM
     • Way files are stored, organised and managed