Component of a Computer
Component of a Computer
.Computer system is composed of hardware, software, data, and users, this is called a component of a computer
1) Hardware:
The hardware consists of the mechanical parts that make the computer a machine. The hardware consists of physical devices 01 the computer. The devices are required for input, output, storage, and processing of the data. Keyboard, monitor, hard disk drive, Hoppy dink drive, printer, processor, and motherboard are some of the hardware devices.
2) Software:
Software - also called programs - consists of organized sets of instructions for controlling the computer. Some programs exist for the computer's use, to help it manage its own tasks and devices. Other programs exist for the user and enable the computer to perform tasks for you, such as creating documents.
Data
consists of raw facts, which the computer can manipulate and process into
information that is useful to people. Computerized data is digital, meaning
that it has been reduced to digits, or numbers, The computer stores and reads
all data as numbers. Although computers use data in digital form, they convert
data into forms that people can understand, such as text, numerals, sounds, and
images.
4) People/Users:
People
are the computer's operators or users, either the programmer who designs the
program in programming languages, the end user who uses the application programs in
managing daily terms, or the administrator who manages computer networks.
Some types of computers can operate without much intervention from people, but
personal computers are designed specifically for use by people.
