COMPUTER BASICS

Computer Hardware

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MONITOR

CPU

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KEYBOARD

COMPUTER DATA STORAGE

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SOUND CARD

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This is a list of all the components that make up computer hardware.

By contrast, software is the set of instructions that can be stored and run Hardware.

🔓ALL ABOUT COMPUTER

Definition and Classification of Computer

Elements of the Computer System

A computer system is set to six elements namely:

What is computer?

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• Data and Connectivity

• Procedures

• Hardware

• People

• Software

A computer is a machine or device that performs processes, calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a software or hardware program.

They are designed to execute applications and provide a variety of solutions by combining integrated hardware and software components.

Classification of computers

SUPER COMPUTER

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MAINFRAME COMPUTERS

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MID- RANGE COMPUTERS

SERVERS

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PERSONAL COMPUTERS

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EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

🔓The computer system's devices and components

PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES

A computer system is set to six elements:

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There are
two types of storage devices used with computers:a primary storage device, such as RAM and a secondary storage device, such as hard drive.

Alternatively referred to as digital storage, storage,
storage media, or storage medium, a storage device is any hardware capable of holding information either
temporarily or permanently.

Components of Computer

DROBO

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of a Drobo, an external secondary storage device.

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Secondary storage can be
removable, internal, or external.

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• Primary Storage device also known as Internal Memory &
Main Memory

• Primary Storage Device is a
medium that holds memory
for short periods of time
while a computer is running.

Secondary Storage Devices

It could be any storage device that allows for long-term data storage beyond main storage.

Any volatile storage device, whether internal or external to the computer, is referred to as a secondary storage device.

A secondary storage device, also known as an auxiliary storage device or an external device, is a storage device that is used in addition to the primary storage device.