LESSON

THREE
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
 OBJECTIVES
AT THE END OF THE LESSON, STUDENT MUST BE
ABLE TO:
✔ IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTER.

✔ CLASSIFY THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTERS

ACCORDING TO VARIOUS WAYS.

✔ LIST THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTERS.

 WHAT IS
COMPUTER?
A COMPUTER IS A
MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS
DATA AS INPUT,
PROCESSES THAT DATA
USING PROGRAMS, AND
OUTPUTS THE PROCESSED
DATA AS INFORMATION.
MANY COMPUTERS CAN
STORE AND RETRIEVE
INFORMATION USING HARD
DRIVES
The Basic Structure of A Computer System
Consists of Three Parts
1. CPU
Performs arithmetic and logic operations
2. INPUT – OUTPUT DEVICES (Peripherals)
allow the computer system to interact with the
outside world.
Keyboard, Monitor, Modem, Mouse, Joystick,
Speakers, Printers, etc.
3. MEMORY
Primary – directly accessible by the CPU.
Secondary – external memory for storing data.
Computer Hardware
The physical components of a
computer system, such as the
circuit boards, chassis, enclosures,
peripherals, cables, etc.

It does not include data or

computer programs.
 TYPES OF
COMPUTER
 TYPES OF COMPUTER
• Based on Principle of Operation
• Analog
• Digital
• Hybrid
• Based on Configuration (Size and Capability)
• Mainframe
• Supercomputer
• Minicomputer
• Microcomputer
 Based on Principle of Operation
• Types of the computer by structure, speed, architecture:

Example:
• Thermometer
• Traditional Clock
Based on Configuration (Size and
Capability)
 TYPES OF
MICRO
COMPUTER
• A desktop computer is
a personal computer
designed for regular
use at a single location
on or near a desk or
table due to its size and
power requirements.
 NETBOOK/LAPTOP
• Laptops replaced the
desktop computers and came
into existence in the early 1980s.
Though netbooks can technically
be considered as belonging to the
family of laptops, they are
relatively smaller in size and
lighter in weight and primarily
used for web browsing.
 PDA

A personal digital
assistant (PDA), also known
as a handheld PC or palmtop,
is a variety mobile device which
functions as a personal
information manager.
 WEARABLE
COMPUTER
• A wearable computer,
also known as
a wearable or body-
borne computer, is a
computing device worn
on the body