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Keyboard Is The Most Common and Very Popular Input Device Which Helps To Input Data To The Computer

The document provides an overview of computer components and their functions. It discusses input devices like the keyboard and mouse, output devices like monitors and printers, primary memory components like RAM and ROM, and parts of the CPU like the ALU and CU. The document is intended to teach a class about the basic workings and components of a computer system.

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Keyboard Is The Most Common and Very Popular Input Device Which Helps To Input Data To The Computer

The document provides an overview of computer components and their functions. It discusses input devices like the keyboard and mouse, output devices like monitors and printers, primary memory components like RAM and ROM, and parts of the CPU like the ALU and CU. The document is intended to teach a class about the basic workings and components of a computer system.

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Good morning class

Before we start, let’s invoke the name of the Lord in a simple prayer

Before we formally start our topic for today, I want you to watch a video I prepared.

Video video video……

So class, what did you observed or what can you say on the video you just watched?

What have you observed on the video class?

What did the paper undergone?

A process right?

This is video I have shown is not about a computer but let’s take a look into the context on how the
process is done.

First is to get a used paper,

The paper undergo the process of recycling and the final product or output is a new paper

Just like in a computer, a command or data is entered in to the computer and will be managed by
the processing unit, it then manipulates input data into the information people want is shown
trough an output, but the difference is that the computer processes the data faster than a blink of
an eye.

Keyboard is the most common and very popular input device which helps to input
data to the computer. The layout of the keyboard is like that of traditional typewriter,
although there are some additional keys provided for performing additional
functions.

Typing Keys
These keys include the letter keys (A-
Z) and digit keys (09) which generally
give the same layout as that of
typewriters.

Numeric Keypad
It is used to enter the numeric data or cursor movement.
2 Generally, it consists of a set of 17 keys that are laid out in the
same configuration used by most adding machines and
calculators.

3
Function Keys
The twelve function keys are present on the keyboard which
are arranged in a row at the top of the keyboard. Each function
key has a unique meaning and is used for some specific
purpose.

Control keys
These keys provide cursor and screen control. It includes four
4 directional arrow keys. Control keys also include Home, End,
Insert, Delete, Page Up, Page Down, Control(Ctrl),
Alternate(Alt), Escape(Esc).

Special Purpose Keys

5 Keyboard also contains some special purpose keys such as


Enter, Shift, Caps Lock, Num Lock, Space bar, Tab, and Print
Screen.

Mouse
Mouse is the most popular pointing device. It is a very famous cursor-control device
having a small palm size box with a round ball at its base, which senses the
movement of the mouse and sends corresponding signals to the CPU when the
mouse buttons are pressed.
Generally, it has two buttons called the left and the right button and a wheel is
present between the buttons. A mouse can be used to control the position of the
cursor on the screen, but it cannot be used to enter text into the computer.

Scanner
Scanner captures images from the source which are then converted into a digital form that
can be stored on the disk. These images can be edited before they are printed.

Bar Code Reader/QR Code Scanner


Bar Code Reader scans a bar code image, converts it into an alphanumeric value, which is
then fed to the computer that the bar code reader is connected to.

Categories of an Output device

1. Visual
2. Data
3. Print
4. Sound

Monitor
Mode: Visual

Function: A monitor consists of a screen, circuitry, a power supply, buttons to adjust


screen settings, and a casing that contains all of these components. A monitor
displays data from a computer onto a screen so the user can interact with the data
via a digital interface.

2. Printer
Mode: Print

Function: The function of a printer is to create a copy of whatever is sent from the


computer to the printer. Printers take electronic data sent from a computer and
generate a hard copy.

4. Computer Speakers
Mode: Sound

Function: Computer speakers are hardware devices that transform the signal from
the computer's sound card into audio. Speakers create sound using internal
amplifiers that vibrate at different frequencies according to data from the computer.
This produces sound.

What is Primary Memory?


 is the component of the computer that holds data, programs and instructions that
are currently in use.

Primary memory is the main memory of the computer system. Accessing data from
primary memory is faster because it is an internal memory of the computer. The
primary memory is most volatile which means data in primary memory does not
exist if it is not saved when a power failure occurs.

RAM ROM
Volatile (Maintains its data while the Non-Volatile (Does not lose content
device is on) when power is lost)
Stores information temporarily Stores information permanently
Used for both read and write Used only for reading

SSD

Rather than using disks, motors and read/write heads, SSDs use flash memory
instead — that is, computer chips that retain their information even when the power
is turned off. SSDs provide a huge performance advantage over hard drives —
they’re faster to start up, faster to shut down and faster to transfer data.

smaller and use less power than hard drives. They also don’t make noise, and can
be more reliable because they’re not mechanical.

Flash memory is a non-volatile memory chip used for storage and for transferring
data between a personal computer (PC) and digital devices. It has the ability to be
electronically reprogrammed and erased. It is often found in USB flash drives, MP3
players, digital cameras and solid-state drives.

Motherboard-

This would be called the bus in computer terms. The bus carries info to and from the
main processor to all the other devices in your computer.

Since the “bus” is a device, and it carries information both ways, it is considered an I/O
device.

ALU

This part of the CPU performs arithmetic operations. It does


basic mathematical calculations like addition, subtraction, division,
multiplication, etc. Further, it can even perform logical functions like
the comparison of data.

CU

This unit is the backbone of computers. It is responsible for


coordinating tasks between all components of a computer system. The
control unit collects data from input units and sends it to processing
units depending on its nature. Finally, it also further transmits
processed data to output units for users.

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