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5/2/2007

Parts of the Computer

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Parts of the Computer

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How Computers Work

• Four functions of a computerInputProcess

StorageOutput

The motherboard makes the

functions occur by connecting the components of the computer.

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Input

• How the data is entered in the computerKeyboardMouse

MicrophoneScannerCamera

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Processing

• The central processing unit or CPU is the brains of the computer

It interacts with every other part of the computerIt handles the fetch, decode,

and execute steps for the computerIt carries out instructions

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Storage

• Long TermHard driveFloppy disk

CD-ROMsDVDsFlash drives

• Short TermRandom Access Memory (RAM)

Read Only Memory (ROM)

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Output

• Monitor• Printer

• Plotter

• Speaker

• The computer-generated information is displayed to the user in some form such as screen display, printed page, or sound.

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Technology and the Future

• What doesn’t your computer do not that you think it will be able to do in the future?

• What new directions do you think technology will go?

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