Computer Hardware and Input Devices

Refers to the tangible components which store and run the written instructions provided by the software

• Computer Software

• Open Source

• Computer Hardware

• Internal Components

Can be divided into different three types:

−input devices

−output devices

−internal components

• Computer Software

• Computer Hardware

• Internal Components

• Open Source

Input devices- are peripheral, or external, devices used to input information into the computer

• keyboards and mice

• game controllers

• microphones

• scanners

• stylus

Include anything which provides input to the computer

• input devices

• output devices

• computer hardware

• computer software

any tangible device which produces sound, images, print, digital or visual output from the computer

• input devices

• output devices

• hardware

• software

Internal Computer Components are found inside the computer case

• True

• False

Match the items

• CPU

• •Is the main circuit board inside the computer

  −contains the principal components

  •where other circuit boards are connected

• Motherboard

• •Are the brains of the computer

  •Also called the processor

  •Is found on the motherboard of the computer

• RAM

• short-term memory, primary storage

  stores information temporarily while the computer is performing the instruction cycle

Secondary Storage Devices also called secondary memory

• Read Only Memory

• hard drive

• graphic card

• Video Card

Type of storage which permanently stores data on a computer

• Read Only Memory(ROM)

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

Short-term memory, primary memory and stores information temporarily while the computer is performing the instruction cycle

• Random-Access Memory(RAM)

• Read-Only Memory(ROM)