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OF COMPUTER
SYSTEM
Presented By:
Sourabh Saini
Rajaak bral
Sumeet Singh
What is computer…?
An Electronic Device
that stores, retrieves
and processes data and
can be programmed with
instructions. A computer
is composed of hardware
and software and can
exist in a variety of sizes
and configurations.
What Makes a Computer So
Powerful?
Computers are not intelligent. They will
do only what we ask them to do.
Speed – A computer can perform billions
of calculations per second.
Reliability – The electronic components
are dependable.
Accuracy – If data is entered correctly,
computers generate error-free results.
Storage – Computers can store and
retrieve unlimited amounts of data and
information.
Communications – Computers can
communicate and share resources with
other computers.
HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE
# The term hardware refers to the
physical components of your
computer such as system unit,
motherboard, mouse , keyboard
etc.
INPUT DEVICES
STORAGE
CPU
OUTPUT DEVICES
INPUT
DEVICES
A trackball is a pointing
device similar to a roller
ball mouse.
JOYSTICK
Joystick a personal
computer peripheral or
general control device
consisting of a
handheld stick that
pivots about one end
and transmits its angle
in two or three
dimensions to a
computer.
LIGHT PEN
It is a pointing device
which is used to select a
displayed menu item or
draw pictures on the
monitor screen, it has a
photocell and an optical
system placed in a small
tube.
OPTICAL MARK
READER
These are capable of
recognizing a
prescribed type of
mark made by pen or
pencil. These are
used in checking
OMR sheets.
OPTICAL
CHARACTER R
EADER
These devices are
capable of
detecting alphabetic
and numeric
characters printed in
paper, either type-
written or hand
written. Need to take
special care.
BAR-CODE
READERS
Bar-code reading is
performed by laser
beam scanner which
is linked to a
computer. The laser
beam is stroked
across the pattern of
bits that is recorded
as input data.
MICR
These devices are used in
bank’s to speed up the
processing of large volume
of cheque’s.
It reads the bank
identification code(name,
branch etc),account no.
and cheque no.
Ink containing Iron-oxide
particles is used.
MICROPHONE
Primary storage of a
computer is often referred
to as RAM because of its
random access memory.
RAM chips are volatile
memory.
SECONDARY
STORAGE