Computing Devices

Computing Devices

1. Desktop Computers

   • Keyboard
     • Keyboards are used to type in characters and commands. They are also may be separate, as in different types of keyboards.
   • Mouses
     • Mouse's are used to move on-screen pointing device to wherever the user wants to on the screen. On a mouse you have mouse buttons that can select options, or to choose from a menu.
   • Main case
     • A main case will contain components such as the motherboard, a hard disk and a power supply. It can also contain the network card and other components.
   • DVD drive
     • A DVD drive is basically used to read DVDs. E.g. DVD-ROMS , DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs.
   • Monitors
     • Computer monitors are output devices used to display the tasks being worked on by the user.
     • Widescreen monitor
       • Widescreen monitors are used to play games and watching movies than office tasks.
     • Rotatable monitor
       • A rotatable monitor allows us to rotate the screen and allows A4 page documents.
     • Standard monitor
       • A standard monitor allows some documents to be viewed and that the documents are viewed in normal proportions.
   • Portable computing devices
     • Netbook computer
       • A netbook computer is smaller than a natural computer and has a lower specification. They don't have a optical drive, so they are small and a lot lighter. They can be used to view emails, instant messaging and viewing the web.
     • Laptop computer
       • A laptop computer has an integrated screen, keyboard & a pointing device. Also they let the user carry out most of the office tasks away from the office. They also have a wireless connection so users can access emails and do other stuff as well.
       • Tablet computer
         • A tablet computer is a portable device that usually have no pointing device or physical keyboard. It also has touch screen that allows the user to move a pointer or use an on-screen keyboard to carry out tasks.