hardware

Question 1

The physical components, internal or external, that are used in data preparation, data input, data
storage, data computation and logic comparisons, control functions and outputting information

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hardware

Question 2

List the Internal Hardware

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1. Central Processing Unit
2. Memory Unit
3. Input and Output Unit (I/O Unit)

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the most important part of hardware

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Central Processing Unit

Question 4

Central Processing Unit is sometimes referred to as the – of the computer and also
known as – .

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brain, central processor

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Central Processing Unit Components

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Control Unit
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Primary Storage
Registers

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– decodes program instructions and directs other components of the computer to perform that task specified in the programs instructions.

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Control Unit (CU)

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– performs arithmetic and logical
operations

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Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

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stores the program instructions currently being executed and also stores the data while being process by the CPU

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Primary Storage

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– 14 word read and write memory; special temporary
storage which quickly accepts, stores, and transfers data and
instructions for immediate use.

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➢ Registers

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It does not only store data and instructions before
the execution but as well as the processed data.

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Memory Unit

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List two Internal Memory

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Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)

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refers to as main memory or primary memory.

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❖ Random Access Memory (RAM)

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Random Access Memory (RAM) is a – type of memory; can be read and altered by the computer

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volatile

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• enable the computer to perform basic operations such as
  its start-up procedure.

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Read Only Memory (ROM)

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Read Only Memory (ROM) can be read by the computer but not – (–).

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altered (fixed)

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hard drives, CD’s / CD ROM’s, Magnetic Floppy Disc

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❖ External Memory

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also known as auxiliary memory.

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Secondary Memory

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Secondary Memory is a – type of memory that is
responsible for keepings files –

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non volatile, permanently

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2 types of secondary memory

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❖ Sequential Storage (Example: tapes)
❖ Direct-access storage devices (Example: diskettes)

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allows communication between the computer and its outside world via input and output devices.

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Input and Output Unit (I/O Unit)

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Input and Output Unit (I/O Unit) is an entity within a computer responsible for the
control of one or more – devices, and for the – of data between those devices and
the CPU and/or main memory.

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external, exchange

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can be accepted using the keyboard

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input data

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will be done internally with the CPU and memory

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the processing

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can be viewed using the monitor

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the output data

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also called peripherals, which refers to the external devices attached to the computer that is, they cannot function without the computer.

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External hardware

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External hardware is categorized into:

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➢ input hardware ➢ processing hardware ➢ storage hardware ➢ output hardware ➢ communication hardware

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devices used to accept or collect data and convert it into a form suitable for processing.

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Input Hardware

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types of Input Hardware

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- text-entry devices - pointing devices - image, video and graphic input devices - audio input devices

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a device that translates information in a way that humans / human being can understand.

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output hardware

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Output Hardware types:

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➢ display screen ➢ paper output ➢ audio output devices

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it is when information has been recorded in a tangible medium, such as paper or microfilm.

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hardcopy

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it is when an output is temporarily displayed on the computer screen.

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softcopy

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devices that show programming instructions and data as they are being input and information after it is processed.

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Display Screen

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The most popular softcopy output device used in microcomputers.

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Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)

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used with portable computers, much thinner, with less weight and consume less power that CRT.

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Flat Panel Displays

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Is the slower and cheaper form of memory.

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Secondary Storage

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CPU does not access the secondary memory directly. The content in it must first be -- into the primary storage RAM for CPU to process.

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Copied

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Any storage method in which data is written and read w a laser for archival or back up purposes

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Optical disks

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The most common type of removable media, suitable for music and data

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Compact disc(CD)

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Stores up to 12 times as much information than CD, is the most common way of transferring digital video

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Digital Video/ Versatile Disc(DVD)

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A high-density optical disc format for data and high definition video and can store 70 timed as much information as a CD

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Blu-ray Disc

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Is a new generation of storage device used in computers.

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SSD

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To retrieve and execute the instructions provided to the computer

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Processing Hardware

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Contains electrical components that make the computer works

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System unit

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Main circuit board in the system unit

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Motherboard

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Two forms of output:

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Hardcopy Softcopy

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Hardware designed to store information

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Storage devices

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Is an outdated storage device consisting of a thin disk of a flexible magnetic storage medium

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Floppy disks/ diskette