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This document introduces computers and their basic components and functions. It defines a computer as an electronic machine that helps solve problems easily. It describes the main parts of a computer including the system unit, monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer, and speakers. It outlines the different types of computers such as desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and wearable devices. It distinguishes between hardware and software. Finally, it explains how computers work by taking in data as input, processing it, and producing information as output using input and output devices, and lists some common uses and advantages of computers.

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Week 1 - Student

This document introduces computers and their basic components and functions. It defines a computer as an electronic machine that helps solve problems easily. It describes the main parts of a computer including the system unit, monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer, and speakers. It outlines the different types of computers such as desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and wearable devices. It distinguishes between hardware and software. Finally, it explains how computers work by taking in data as input, processing it, and producing information as output using input and output devices, and lists some common uses and advantages of computers.

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Computer Operations and

Week 1 Fundamentals:
The Computer System
Aim

 To introduce the computer and its uses


Objectives

 Describe what is a computer


 Name the types of computers
 Differentiate between hardware and software
 Explain how computers work
 Differentiate between input and output devices
 Describe the uses of computers in our daily life
 State the advantages of using a computer
What is a
Computer?

 A computer is an electronic machine


which help in solving problem easily.
Parts of the Computer

System Unit

Monitor

Mouse
Parts of the Computer

Keyboard

Printer

Speakers
Types of
Computers
Desktop Computers

 Are designed to sit on a desk and run on power


from an electrical outlet.
 Used for general computing tasks such as word
processing, manipulating numbers, working
with photographs or graphics, exchanging email,
and accessing the Internet.
Laptop Computers

 Also referred to as Notebook


Computers.
 Same as desktop computers, but are
small, lightweight, and designed for
portability.
Tablets

 Are personal computers also


designed for portability, but they
are usually thinner than laptops or
netbooks because they do not have
keyboard, and they have a
touchscreen or a stylus pen to
input commands.
 A mobile device that is used to:
 make and receive phone calls
 send and receive text messages
 video chat
 maintain a contact list and calendar for scheduling appointments
 send email
 connect to the Internet
 play music
 take photos or video, etc.

Smartphone
Wearable device

 A type of mobile device that attaches to a person


and is worn like a piece of jewelry or clothing.
 Example: fitness trackers, smartwatches
Hardware and Software

Hardware is any
Software are
part of the
programs in a
computer that we
computer
can touch
Examples of
Hardware
Examples of
Software
How do electronic machines work?
 A computer takes in data, processes the data and then gives out
How a computer works? information.
Raw facts
Data

Also known as input

Is what we give to the


computer
Process

 Is what the computer does


with the input data
Processed data
Information

Also known as output

Is what the computer gives


back to us after processing
Input,
Process,
Output
Input
devices
Give data to the computer
Output
devices
Get information from the
computer
Why we use a computer?
Some Uses of Computers
Places Where
We Use a
Computer
Some Advantages of
Using a Computer
Some Advantages of
Using a Computer
Some Advantages of
Using a Computer
Questions?
Assigned Works

 Check our Google Classroom on the 3rd and 4th of September 2020 at 2 – 3 PM, Ph Time, for the due
activities.
Thank You!

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