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Hardware - the components that are physically installed to a personal…
Hardware - the components that are physically installed to a personal computer
Storage Devices- components capable of saving info for momentarily or permanentaly
Input Devies
Output devices- usally for display or reproduction
Mouse- most popular and easy to use pointing hardware device
Trackball- the user can move his finger on ball, so the pointer can be move
Keyboard- its layout id similar to a typewrite.
Scanner-similar to a photocopy machine,
Web Camera- it is a front facing video camera that allows anyone connected to the internet
Tablet and stylus-allow users to hand-draw graphics, images and animations using astylus
Game Controller- game pad or joystick its a peripheral input device for playing games
Microphone- allows the user to input the sound that can be stored in digital form
Numeric keypad- this small keyboard can be found in the right side of almost all of the computers
Touch Pad- this device senses the movement of fingers and send it to he computer
Remote control- device that sends signal to the computer whenever its pressed
Joystick- used in gaming
Touch Screen- can simply touch the surface of the device to select item
Magnetize Stripe readers- used to read magnetized data from the magnetic strip
Smart card Readers - reads the stored information on the chip embedded in the memory of modern credit cards and identification cards
Barcode Readers- price scanner reads the numeric code
OMR Readers- genarally used in multiple choice exams and lottery since it can easily read data
OCR Readers-device used to convert file images to an actual text that can be edited
MICR readers- generally used in banks to read details in checques precisely and promptly
Digital camera- stored photographs in the camera can be transferred to the computer
Sensors-devices to measure specific data, which the computer can process
Light pen-enables users to write on the computer screen
Flat screen Monitor- same function as CRT but less heavy an occupies less desk space
Projector- connected to a computer or DVD to project images for big number of audiences
CRT Monitor- displays texts and images
Speaker- output devices that emit audio information such as music
Magnetic -magnetize medium in reading and storing data
Hard Disk -massive storage device that permanently stores and retrieves any type of info stored within them
Network Device- the equipment that enables a computer or a set of computer to share within network or internet
Ethernet Cards- this network adapter allows the user to set up a computer network
Wi-Fi cards- allow personal computer or laptops to connect within the range wireless access point
Routers- network devices that are used to make bigger rnetworks
Modems- electronic device capable of sending, receiving and translating info from the internet through standard telephone
Network Hubs- allows multiple connections
Switch - switches also allow multiple connection, can determine the destination of pockets of data and only sends it to them
Bridge- connects different networks so they can communicate
Headset- mostly used to listen to music etec.
Portable Storage Device- light digital storage devices that are connected to a computer wireless
Optical Storage Device- refers to any storage methods that stores limited amount of data
Solid State Drives- they are like Hard disk but its more stable, faster and expensive
System Unit Devices- all the electronic parts that houses all the internal components of a computer
Motherboard- the major circuit board inside a personal computer it connects all different internal parts of computer
Processor- handles all computations that the CPU needs to do
Memory - RAM is the main memory of the computer and allows to store data temporarily. Rom is the data storage that allows user to save data permanently