GIANFRANCO BARBALACE Y FRANCO CAVIGLIA CATENAZZI1ºB Types and components of a computer systems

INDEX  What is a computer?  Hardware  Software  Main Components of a Computer  Main Internal Memory  Types of computer, over time

What is a computer  A computer is, at its most basic, a machine which can take instructions, and perform computations based on those instructions.

Hardware The physical parts of ma computer, parts you can feel or touch. Printer, mouse, pen drives and the mother board are examples of hardware.

Software It is set of instructions that make the computer do something. 2 types:  Operating Systems: The operating system controls your computer's tasks and manages system resources to optimize performance.  Applications: We may refer them as programs. There are plenty of programs a computer can use, for example: text producer, games and a lot more.

Main Components of a Computer A computer is a device or a group of devices, designed to do something, such us process information. Input device: used to put data into the computer Processor: does something with the data given by the input device Output device: Is used to tell someone what the result of the processor was Storage device: This stores the things that are important for the computer

Main Internal memory MAIN MEMORY: It is used to store all the data and instructions which the computer is going to use. This main memory is electrical.