John Clifford C Mantos BSED-III

Information Technology 101

HARDWARE COMPONENTS
INPUT DEVICES A piece of  computer hardware  equipment used to provide data and control signals to an  information
processing system  such as a  computer  or  information appliance. Examples of input devices
include  keyboards,  mouse,  scanners,  digital cameras  and  joysticks.

OUTPUT DEVICES An  output device  is any  peripheral  that receives data from a computer, usually for display, projection, or
physical reproduction. For example, the image shows an inkjet printer, an output device that can make
a  hard copy  of any information shown on your monitor, which is another example of an output device.
Monitors and printers are two of the most common output devices used with a computer.

HARD DISK A hard disk drive (HDD) is a non-volatile computer storage device containing magnetic disks or platters
rotating at high speeds. It is a secondary storage device used to store data permanently, random access
memory (RAM) being the primary memory device. Non-volatile means data is retained when the computer
is turned off. A hard disk is also known as a hard drive.

MEMORY (RAM) Alternatively referred to as  main memory,  primary memory, or  system memory,  RAM  (random access
memory) is a hardware device that allows information to be stored and retrieved on a computer. RAM is
usually associated with  DRAM, which is a type of  memory module. Because information is accessed
randomly instead of sequentially like it is on a  CD  or  hard drive, the computer can access the data much
faster. However, unlike  ROM  or the hard drive, RAM is a  volatile memory  and requires power to keep the
data accessible. If the computer is turned off, all data contained in RAM is lost.

MOTHERBOARDS A  motherboard  (sometimes alternatively known as the  main circuit board,  system
board,  baseboard,  planar board  or  logic board,[1]  or colloquially, a  mobo) is the main  printed circuit
board  (PCB) found in general purpose  microcomputers  and other expandable systems. It holds and allows
communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system, such as the  central
processing unit  (CPU) and  memory, and provides connectors for other  peripherals.