Computer Basics

Computer Basics

1. Hardware

   • Output Devices
     • Monitor: A monitor is a display screen that is used to to show a visual image
     • Printer: a printer is a device that allows the intake of most output from a computer or laptop/ phone. Allowing it to print ontpo paper.
     • Headphones: headphones as small speackers that are to be positioned in or over your ears for listening to movies, videos, etc.
   • Input devices
     • USB: is short for a Universal Serial Bus that helps users store information and data or to help carry it to another device
     • Mouse: a mouse is an input device. moving a mouse along a flat surface can move on-screen cursor on the computer/laptop
     • Keyboard: a computer keyboard is a typewriter style device which uses an arrangement of letters or keys allowing you to type or to act as a electronic switch
   • Primary storage devices
     • RAM: This stands for Random Access Memory is an often synonym for primary or main Storage
     • ROM:
   • Secondary storage devices
     • Flash drive: is a small electronic device that has a flash memory that is used for storing data or information from a laptop/ computer, camera. etc.
     • Floppy Disk; is a disk that is inputted into your computer to help store data and information.
     • Hard drive: it is a disk drive to read and save information from ones computer
   • Central Processing unit; the part of the computer in which operationd are controlled and are accomplished

2. Software

   • System software; is a progam that controls or maintains the operation of the computer. This consist with operationg systen and utility program.
     • operation system: is a 'low-level" software that support a computers basic functions.
     • Utillity program: a progem that helps the computer carry out daliy functions
   • Application software; is an application software that is set of programs that allow the computer to do a specific data processing job.