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COMPUTER
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HARDWARE VS. SOFTWARE 2
• Hardware – any part of your computer that
has physical structure
• Software – set of instructions that tells the
hardware what to do and how to do it.
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Types of Computer 3
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Desktop computers 4
• Designed to be placed on a desk, and they’re
typically made up of few different parts
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Laptop computers 5
• Commonly called laptop
• Battery-powered computers that are more
portable than desktops, allowing you to use
them almost anywhere
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Tablet computers 6
• Handheld computers that are even more
portable than laptops
• Use a touch-sensitive screen for typing and
navigation
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Server 7
• A computer that serves up information to
other computers on a network.
• Many businesses also use local file servers to
sore and share files internally
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Other types of computer 8
• Smartphones
• Wearables – general term for a group of
devices (fitness trackers and smartwatches)
• Game consoles – used for playing video
games on tv
• TVs – now include apps
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PCs & Macs 9
PC Mac
• 1981 • Macintosh computer
• IBM PC Compatible (PC) • 1984
• Microsoft Windows OS • first widely sold PC with
GUI
• By Apple
• Mac OS X
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Basic Parts of desktop 10
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Computer case 11
• Contains the main components of the
computer
• Motherboard, CPU, power supply
• Front: On/Off button, optical drives
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Monitor 12
• Visual Display Unit (VDU)
• Main output device of computer
• Works with video card
• some monitors also have built-in
speaker
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Monitor 13
TYPE OF MONITOR
• New: LCD (Liquid crystal display), LED (Light-
emitting diode) displays – thin (flat-panel
display)
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Monitor 14
TYPE OF MONITOR
• Old: CRT(cathode ray tube) displays – larger
and heavier
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Keyboard 15
• May ways to communicate with a computer
• Allow you to accomplish the same basic tasks
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Mouse 16
• Another important tool for communicating
with computers
• Pointing devices
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Mouse 17
• Types of mouse
• Optical – uses an electronic
eye to detect movement and
is easier to clear
• Mechanical – uses a rolling
ball to detect movement and
requires regular cleaning to
work properly.
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Alternative mouse 18
• Trackball
• Touchpad (trackpad)- touch-sensitive pad
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References 19
• What is Computer?
• GCFLearnFree.org
• Understanding PC Hardware (K12). 2017. Jemma
Development Group
• Ten Commandments Retrieved from
http://www.computerethicsinstitute.org/images/TheTenCom
mandmentsOfComputerEthics.pdf
• Images Retrieve from Google Search
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