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Grade III

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computer

❖ Students are suggested to first go through these links:-


- COMPUTER THE COMPUTER SYSTEM (youtube.com)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwnQ9_PIYeU

❖ COMPUTER SYSTEM

● A computer system is defined as a machine that is used


to generate information from data. Data are the raw facts
and figures. Information is meaningful data.
All machines work in three steps: -
Input- Processing - Output
● Computer also works on the IPO cycle.
● Computer accepts the data, processes it and gives a meaningful result. The process of
input, processing and output of data is called IPO
(Input - Process - Output) cycle.

A computer system has different parts that together make it work.


These parts are: Hardware and Software.
❖ COMPUTER HARDWARE:

Computer hardware refers to the parts of a computer system that you touch and feel such
as monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse, printer, speaker, microphone and headphone.
In other words, computer hardware refers to all the electronic and mechanical parts of a
computer system.

Some commonly used hardware parts are: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, CPU box
Headphone. You play games on a computer. A game is an example of software and things
such as the mouse, keyboard, monitor and joystick are examples of hardware.

❖ COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Software is the set of programs (instructions) that tells a computer what to do. Some of the
popular software are: Microsoft Office Windows 7 Photoshop CS6
● Types of Software There are two types of software:
1. System software
2. Application software
❖ Categories of Hardware-
Hardware is categorised into three types of devices according to their function.
● Input Devices:
The devices which are used to give input to the computer
are called input devices like keyboard, mouse,
microphone and scanner.

● Processing Device:
The device which is used to process the input data is
called a processing device. CPU is a processing device.

● Output Devices:
The devices which are used to show the output
of the processed data are called output devices
like monitor, printer, headphone and speakers.

❖ Key Points:
● A computer is also known as a computer system.
● A computer accepts data, processes it and gives out the results.
● A computer has two major parts: hardware and software.
● Both hardware and software together help the computer to work.
● Computer hardware refers to all the electronic and mechanical parts of a
computer system.
● Software is a set of programs that tell a computer what to do
● There are two types of software: - application software and system software.
Q.I) Fill in the blanks: -
1) The process of input, processing and output of data is called a __________ cycle.
2) The game you play on the computer is an example of _______________.
3) ___________is an example of an input device.
4) We can touch and feel the _____________.
5) __________is a software used to do drawing on a computer.
6) System software is like a ____________of a computer system.
7) ________is an operating system.
8) A computer ____________has different parts that together make it work.
9) A computer has two parts ______________&_____________.
10) Printer monitors are examples of ___________ devices.

Q.II) Answer the Following questions: -


1) What are the two types of computer software?
2) Name any two-hardware parts present inside the CPU box.
3) What is a computer system?
4) What is computer hardware?

Q.III) Name any two: -


1) Software _________________________________________
2) Hardware________________________________________
3) Operating system__________________________________
4) Games you play on computer________________________
5) Drawing software________________________________

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