Chapter 2

In the end of the lesson, student

should be able to..

Describe the main components of a computer

system, hardware.
Provide examples of hardware device that
handle input, output, motherboard and
storage task.
differentiate type of input device and output
device.

1) Introduction of computer
What is computer?
A programmable machine. The two principal of
characteristic of a computer are:
1)It responds to a specific set of instructions in a
well-defined manner.
2)It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions
(a program).

Evolution of computer
(http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/)

Type of computer
Computers can be generally classified by size and power
as follows, though there is considerable overlap:
1)
2)
3)
4)

personal computer
minicomputer
mainframe
supercomputer

Computer system
Collection of related component that have been
designed to work together. Their perform four
basic operations: input, output, processing and
storage.

Overview of computer system

Input

Process

Storage

Output

 What is input?
Any data or
instructions you enter
into the memory of the
computer
Users can input data
and instructions in a
variety of ways.
Example
(keyboard,mouse etc)

Overview of computer system

Input

Process

Storage

Output

Process

The execution of arithmetic or comparison operation

on data.
The devices is motherboard:
A large circuit board containing the computer central processing
unit, support chips, random access memory, and expansion slots.
Also called a main board.

A motherboard

A RAM chip

Expansion slots

Pins to attach to motherboard

Overview of computer system

Input

Process

Storage

Output

 The result of processing

information that enable
people to see, hear, and
even feel that result.
Example of device is:

1.monitor

2.printer

3.speaker/earphone

Overview of computer system

Input

Process

Storage

Output

 Storage that the computer saves

the result of processing to used
again later.
Storage devices hold all of the
program and data that the
computer uses.
Example of devices is: a hard disk,
a floppy disk, CD ROM or DVD ROM.

Activities

Activities..
Group 1. Present about the computer
system.
Group 2. Present the differences of
input devices and output
devices.