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Intro to Computer Hardware

Mr Arthur

Aims of the Lesson 1


1.

2.

3. 4.

To discuss computer hardware and software To examine the difference types of Input and Output devices Quickly finish folder labels and print Research different input and output devices

Computer Systems

Hardware

All the Physical parts of a Computer System (the bits that you can see and touch) Software is a collection of programs that help the computer hardware to work properly

Software

The Computer System


Input Devices

Backing Storage Devices

Processor CPU

Main Memory RAM and ROM

Output Devices

Aims of the Lesson 2


1.

2. 3.

To discuss the different input devices we looked at last period To discuss the different output devices To identify the characteristics of different output devices

Input Devices
The Physical Parts of a Computer System which allows data to be entered into a Computer System

Keyboard Graphics Tablet Touch-Sensitive Screen Mouse Microphone Digital Camera Digital Video Camera Webcam Trackball Trackpad Joystick Scanner

Output Devices

An output device is a device which allows data to be displayed or passed out of a computer system Printers

Laser Inkjet

Monitor

Liquid Crystal Display Thin Film Transistor Cathode Ray Tube

Plotter Load speaker Projector

Laser Printer

A laser printer uses a laser beam to project the image of a page on to a photosensitive drum. It then attracts toner by means of an electrostatic charge before transferring it to paper.

Inkjet Printer

Inkjet printers produce printouts by firing tiny drops of ink at the paper. Each drop makes up part of the letter or picture. They produce good quality printouts and can print onto plastic and CDs. Most modern inkjet printers hold 2 ink cartridges, one with black ink and one with colour

Comparison of Printers

Printers are usually compared in relation to 3 different factors


Resolution A Printers accuracy is known as its resolution. Resolution is measured in dots per inch Speed The speed of a printer is measured in pages per minute (PPM) Cost Capital cost is how much it costs to buy the printer The Running cost is how much it costs to use the printer

Comparison of Printers
Type of Printer
Dot-matrix

Speed

Cost

Noise

Quality

Slow

Cheap

Noisy

Poor

Ink jet

Medium

Mid

Quiet

Good

Laser

Fast

Expensive

Very Quiet

Very Good

Aims of the Lesson 3


1.

2.

3.

4.

To revise the different Output devices To revise characteristics of printers To introduce backing storage devices To discuss different storage capacities

Backing Storage

We require backing storage to store programs and files Without backing storage all our data would be lost when we turn the computer off

Backing Storage Media Magnetic Tape

Floppy Disk
Hard Disk CD-ROM DVD-ROM

CD-Rewriteable
CD-Recordable DVD-Rewriteable DVD-Recordable

USB Flash Pen

Storage Capacities
1 bit = on or off 8 bits = 1 byte 1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte 1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte 1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte 1gb 1.3 mb

Aims of the Lesson 4


Last Lesson To revise characteristics of printers To revise backing storage devices Todays Lesson Begin the Word Processing Unit

Aims of the Lesson 5


Last Hardware Lessons To revise input devices To revise output devices To revise characteristics of printers To revise backing storage devices Todays Lesson To discuss the processor Parts of the Processor

The Computer System


Input Devices

Backing Storage Devices

Processor Central Processing Unit

Main Memory RAM and ROM

Output Devices

The Processor

The processor or Central Processing Unit is the brain of the computer The performance of the processor is measured in Giga Hertz (GHz) We send programs to the processor to get the computer to do something

Aims of the Lesson 6


Last Hardware Lessons To revise input devices To revise output devices To revise characteristics of printers To revise backing storage devices Processor Parts of processor Todays Lesson Main Memory

RAM / ROM

RAM and ROM

Main Memory

Types of Main Memory

The Main Memory of a computer is used to store programs and data The processor cannot store the whole program and needs its main memory to store parts of the program

Random Access Memory

Where programs is stored temporarily while the computer is on The contents of RAM is lost when the computer is switched off Where data and programs are stored permanently

Read Only Memory

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