(Week 3) Chapter3 Computer Hardware IPO Storage and Network Flashcards
It refers to the physical equipment or components of an electronic data processing. It is also composed of input, output and storage and network devices.
Computer Hardware
are the hardware devices which take information from user of the computer system, convert it into electrical signals and transmit it to the processor.
Input Devices
A device that used to
point to and select items
on your computer screen.
Mouse
A computer
hardware that used to input text characters and other commands.
Keyboard
A Device that used to transfer images or text a computer there are special models the negatives or to scan book.
Image scanner
It is low resolution video
camera used to provide visual
input.
Web Camera
is an input device to input
sound that is then stored in a digital form.
This is used to add sounds.
Microphone
It is used to present information to the user from a computer. It takes data from the computer system and convert it to a form that can be read by humans.
Output Devices
The most common
monitor type, red, green,
blue electron beams. Most
tv’s used this technology
Cathode-ray (CRT)
Is commonly used in laptops
and some projectors. It consist
of two polarizing filters with a
liquid crystal solution.
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
Is a technology used in projectors, these projectors
use a spinning color wheel with a microprocessor
controlled array of mirrors called a digital
micromirror device (DMD)
Digital light processing (DLP)
are output devices that create hard copies of computer files. Some printers specialize in particular applications.
Printers And Fax Machines
are output devices for audio.
Speakers and Headphones
Alternatively referred to asdigital storage,storage,storage media, orstorage medium, astorage deviceis anyhardwarecapable of holding information either temporarily or permanently.
Storage Device
is one
of the most common types
of storage used with
computers.
Magnetic storage device