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UC 1 Computer Hardware

Computer hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system and includes monitors, keyboards, storage devices, the system unit containing the motherboard, processor, memory, graphics and sound cards. The main components are the system unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The system unit houses the central components including the motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, optical drives, expansion cards, and power supply. Computer hardware allows computers to process, store, and display digital information and can include devices for input, output, processing, storage, and communication.

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UC 1 Computer Hardware

Computer hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system and includes monitors, keyboards, storage devices, the system unit containing the motherboard, processor, memory, graphics and sound cards. The main components are the system unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The system unit houses the central components including the motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, optical drives, expansion cards, and power supply. Computer hardware allows computers to process, store, and display digital information and can include devices for input, output, processing, storage, and communication.

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COMPUTER HARDWARE

COMPUTER HARDWARE
Refers to the physical elements that constitutes a computer system. Computer hardware refers to the physical parts or
components of a computer such as the monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, hard drive disk (HDD), system unit
(graphic cards, sound cards, memory, motherboard and chips), etc. all of which are physical objects that can be touched (known as
tangible).
What is a Computer?

 A computer is an electronic device defined as a machine that can be


programmed to manipulate data. Its principal characteristics are:
 It responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner.

 It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program).

 It can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data.

 Therefore computers can perform complex and repetitive procedure


quickly, precisely and reliably.
Components of a Computer

Such As:

 Monitor
 Mouse
 Keyboard
 Computer data storage
 Hard drive disk (HDD), system unit (graphic cards, sound cards,
memory, motherboard and chips), etc. all of which are physical
objects that can be touched (known as tangible).
Computers can be generally classified by size and
power as follows:

Personal computer
A small, single-user computer based on a microprocessor
Workstation
A powerful, single-user computer. A workstation is like a personal computer, but it
has a more powerful microprocessor and, in general, a higher-quality monitor.
Minicomputer
A multi-user computer capable of supporting up to hundreds of users simultaneously.
Mainframe
A powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting many
hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
Supercomputer

An extremely fast computer that can perform hundreds of


millions of instructions per second.
Portable Computer Types
Notebook computer
An extremely lightweight personal computer that weighs less than 6
pounds and are small enough to fit easily in a briefcase. Aside from size, the
principal difference between a notebook computer and a personal computer is
the display screen. Notebook computers come with battery packs that enable
you to run them without plugging them in.
Laptop computer

A small, portable computer -- small enough that it can sit on your


lap.
Hand-held computer

A portable computer that is small enough to be held in one’s


hand. The most popular hand-held computers are those that are
specifically designed to provide PIM (personal information manager)
functions, such as a calendar and address book. Hand-held computers
are also called PDAs or Personal Digital Assistants, palmtops and pocket.
COMPUTER PARTS:

System Unit
is the part of a computer that houses the primary devices that perform operations and produce results for complex calculation. Also acts as the center and
core of the processing data and information.
Monitors
It is a display is an electronic visual display for computers.

 3 Types of Monitors

CRT - Cathode Ray Tube

LED – Light Emmiting Diode

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display


KEYBOARD
Is a typewriter-style device, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic
switches.
MOUSE
is a pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.
POWER SURGE PROTECTORS – AVR & UPS

AVR - AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE REGULATOR

UPS – UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY


SYSTEM UNIT COMPONENTS
 Motherboard
known as the mainboard, system board, planar board or logic
board, or colloquially, mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB)
found in computers and other expandable systems.
 MICROPROCESSOR – (CPU or Central Processing Unit) is the brain of the
computer. It is a hardware of the computer that executes program.

 Hard Disk Drive – (HDD) is a data storage device used for storing and
retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated
with magnetic material.
 Random Access Memory (RAM) - is a form of
computer data storage. It allows data items to be read and written
in roughly the same amount of time regardless of the order in which
data items are accessed.

 CDROM DRIVE- Compact Disc Read Only Memory is a pre-pressed optical


compact disc which contains data. It can read only CD or DVD tapes.
 DVDROM DRIVE – Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory is a digital
optical disc storage format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony,
Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. It can read both CD and DVD tapes.
EXPANSION CARDS:
 VIDEO CARD - (also called a video adapter, display card, graphics
board, display adapter, graphics adapter or frame buffer and sometimes
preceded by the word discrete or dedicated to emphasize the distinction
between this implementation and integrated graphics) is an expansion card
which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a
computer monitor).
 SOUND CARD - (also known as an audio card) is an internal
computer expansion card that facilitates economical input and
output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of
computer programs.

NIC (NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER) – (also known as a network interface


card, network adapter, and LAN adapter) is a computer hardware component
that connects a computer to a computer network.
 WLAN CARD – Wireless Local Area Network Card is a
wireless computer network that links two or more devices using a
wireless distribution method (often spread-spectrum or OFDM
radio) within a limited area such as a home, school, computer
laboratory, or office building.

SATA CABLE - short for Serial ATA, is an IDE standard for connecting
devices like optical drives and hard drives to the motherboard.
 POWERSUPPLY - is an electronic device that supplies
electric energy to an electrical load. The primary function of a
power supply is to convert one form of electrical energy to another
and, as a result, power supplies are sometimes referred to as
electric power converters.
PARTS OF MOTHERBOARD
THANK YOU!!!

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