Computer

What is a Computer?

An electronic device that accepts input, processes data, provides storage and retrieval and provides output for the user.

Computer Use:

You can use a computer to type documents, send email, browse the internet, handle spreadsheets, do presentations, play games, and more.

Hardware / Sowtware:

A computer is made up of only two components: hardware and software. Anything you buy for your computer can be classified as either hardware or software.

Hardware: is any part of your computer that has a physical structure. If you can touch it, it is hardware.

Software: the brains of the computer, is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and helps the user accomplish a certain task.

Hardware:

Hardware consists of two components, input and output devices.

Input Device: An input device allows us to put information into the computer.

Examples include: Mouse, keyboard, microphone, flash drive or scanner.

Output Devices: An output device displays (or puts out) information from a computer in either a visual or auditory format.

Examples include: Monitor, Speakers, headphones or printer.


Software:

Software is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task.

Some examples of software are web browsers, games, and word processors such as Microsoft Word.