Sunday, 19 January 2014

Computer Studies Made Simple: Components of a computer

Computer:

A computer is a device or a machine that canbe programmed to accept data,process it into meaningful 
information and store it in memory as well.

Components of a computer:

A computer consists of the following components:

Hardware or structural part

Software 

The software instructs or directs the processing of input to output and the Hardware performs or executes 
the instructions.

Main Components in Computer Assembly

1.Input Devices:

These devices input data and intructions into the computer.

Examples of these devices include keyboard and mouse etc.

2.Processors:

This processes the data fed to the computer by the input devices

It is also called as CPU : Central Processing Unit

It consists of electronic circuits.


CPUs interpret and execute programme instructions.

Main memory stores the input data before it gets processed.It also stores the processed sdata before it is conveyed to the output device.

3.Output devices:

These devices display the processed data/information or output from a CPU

Examples of these devices include : Printer and computer/laptop monitor

4.Storage Devices:

Main memory stores data only temporarily

Storage devices store data permanently.These include Hard disk drive,CD Roms etc


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