Computer Elements
- 1. A brief Introduction to ICT E.S.O. First Course Bilingual Group
- 2. Index Introduction Hardware: The basic parts of a computer How a computer works Software
- 3. What is a computer? A computer is a machine that processes data. Data Processed Data ICT stands for Communication and Information Technology. It consists of processing and treatment of data. What is ICT?
- 4. Data processing: Input Data Output Data Processing Computers run on electricity Physically, they are electric circuits
- 5. What is data? Data is any information that a computer can use and store for many purposes. For the computer, the data have no meaning at all. For example, 970419 is just a number. What is information? Information is any data that has meaning, e.g. 970419 is someone's birthday: year 97, month: 4th, day: the 19th.
- 6. Hardware: The physical part of the computer. It’s all you can touch, e.g. The keyboard. Software: The programs. A program is a group of instructions the computer need to work, e.g. Paint, OpenOffice ELEMENTS OF COMPUTING
- 7. The basic parts of a computer Input devices Output devices Network devices Data Storage Basic Unit (CPU ) Hardware:
- 8. Basic Input devices KEYBOARD MOUSE
- 9. More Input devices SCANNER WEB CAM MICROPHONE
- 10. Basic Output Devices MONITOR or SCREEN PRINTER SPEAKERS
- 11. More Output Devices OVERHEAD PROJECTOR HEADPHONES
- 12. Data Storage Devices FLOPPY DISK UNIT DVD UNIT HARD DISK DRIVE
- 13. Network devices Wireless card Network card
- 14. Data Storage: USB DEVICES MP3 MP4
- 15. Basic Unit (CPU) It is the brains of a Computer System. It processes the input data & produces the output data. Main Physical Parts Case Motherboard. Power supply.
- 16. How a computer works CPU DATA STORAGE POWER SUPPLY INPUT DEVICES OUTPUT DEVICES memory NETWORK