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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
Processor CPU
Output Devices
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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
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
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
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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
Floppy Disk
Hard Disk CD-ROM DVD-ROM
CD-Rewriteable
CD-Recordable DVD-Rewriteable DVD-Recordable
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
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
RAM / ROM
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
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