1. Introduction to Computers

2. What is a computer? An electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory unit, that can accept data, manipulate the data according to specified rules, produce information from the processing, and store the results for future use.

3. Devices that comprise a personal computer.

4. Inside a computer

5. Information Processing Cycle—four general operations Input Processing Output Storage

6. What are the components of the computer? Input devices Central processing unit (CPU) Output devices Memory Storage devices

7. Input Devices Keyboard Mouse Digital camera Scanner Microphone

8. Keyboards

9. Mouse Devices

10. Digital Cameras

11. Scanners

12. Microphones

13. Central Processing Unit Made up of the control unit and arithmetic/logic unit The brains of the CPU is the processor. There are different brands and speeds Pentium made by Intel Celeron made by Intel Athlon made by AMD Memory RAM—also called Random Access Memory

14. Processors & Memory

15. Output Devices Printers Impact printers Dot matrix printers Nonimpact printers Ink jet Laser Color B & W Monitors CRT’S LCD’S

16. STORAGE DEVICES Floppy Disks 3.5-inch disks store 1.44M of data Must be formatted Tracks sectors Hard Disks Spins at 5,400 – 7,200 rpm (revolutions per minute) Can store anywhere between 10G – 250G+ of data CD’s—Compact Discs Available in a variety of formats—CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW A typical CD holds about 650 MB of data DVD’s Available as DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW Can hold 4.7 GB of data Zip Drives—high capacity floppy disk drive; has lost popularity Zip disks can hold from 100 MB – 250 MB of data USB Flash Drive Storage capacity between 32 MB – 4 GB

17. STORAGE DEVICES