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HARDWARE (Adapter Card (MIDI card (connect musical instrument), modem card…
HARDWARE
INPUT DEVICE
Hardware component
Allow user enter data into computer
Keyboard, Pointing device, Touch screen, Pen input, Voice input, Audio input, Video input, Scanners & reading device, Optical reading
OUTPUT DEVICE
Convey information to 1/ more people
Hardware component
Storage
Store data, instruction & information permanently
Located outside motherboard
Magnetic storage, Optical storage & Flash memory
Memory
Volatile memory ( lose content when off )
Nonvolatile memory ( does not lose content when off )
Refer to chip-based memory
Adapter Card
MIDI card
connect musical instrument
modem card
connect other computer through transmission media
network card
connect system to a cable
PC to converter card
connect & display output on TV screen
sound card
connect speaker / microphone
TV tuner card
view television channel on the monitor
USB card
connect speaker,mouse,keyboard,scanner
video card
connect a monitor
Provide connection to peripheral
firewire card
connect to firewire device such as digital camera
Processor
Called : Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Control Unit (CU), Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Interprets & carries out basic instruction
Motherboard
Main circuit board contains chips & other electronic component
Provide connector for other peripherals
Basic Component
Memory Slot
hold memory modules (RAM)
Processor Slot
houses a CPU
form electrical interface with CPU
Adapter card Slot
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
(connect device such as network card)
(design for graphic adapter)
Dayang Aminah Bt. Amir (F1T4A)