COMPUTER HARDWARE

BY Jithesh nair

WHAT IS HARDWARE?

Your PC (Personal Computer) is a system, consisting of many components. Some of those components, like Windows XP, and all your other programs, are software. The stuff you can actually see and touch, and would likely break if you threw it out a fifth-story window, is hardware.

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INFORMATION ON VARIOUS HARDWARES…

MOUSE

• mouse probably has at least two buttons on it. The button on the left is called the primary mouse button, the button on the right is called the secondary mouse button or just the right mouse button. I'll just refer to them as the left and right mouse buttons. Many mice have a small wheel between the two mouse buttons.

KEYBOARD

• Like the mouse, the keyboard is a means of interacting with your computer. You really only need to use the keyboard when you're typing text. Most of the keys on the keyboard are laid out like the keys on a typewriter. But there are some special keys like Esc (Escape), Ctrl (Control), and Alt (Alternate). There are also some keys across the top of the keyboard labeled F1, F2, F3, and so forth. Those are called the function keys, and the exact role they play depends on which program you happen to be using at the moment.

MONITOR

• A monitor or display (also called screen or visual display unit) is an electronic visual display for computers. The monitor comprises the display device, circuitry, and an enclosure. The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) thin panel, while older monitors use a cathode ray tube about as deep as the screen size.

SPEAKERS

• Computer speakers, or multimedia speakers, are speakers external to a computer, that disable the lower fidelity built-in speaker.

IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

• Every computer consists of hardware and software. Both the hardware and the software are very important for the way in which the computer operates. Any problem that might occur within the function of computer hardware or software influences the way in which the computer functions. This is why it is very important for all of us to become aware of what our computer consists of and how its components operate so as to be able to overcome certain problems that might occur within our PC. The hardware is considered the most important part within a computer because even the software is influenced by it.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

en.wikipedia.org

www.topperlearning.com

in.answers.yahoo.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank my father, mother and sister for giving me great ideas and for constructive criticism. I would also like to thank my teacher for giving me this opportunity to learn so much.

Jiya

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