Computer – Hardware
Hardware represents the physical and tangible components of a computer, i.e. the components that can be seen and touched. Examples of Hardware are the following − · Input devices − keyboard, mouse,…
Computer – Ports
A port is a physical docking point using which an external device can be connected to the computer. It can also be programmatic docking point through which information flows from…
Computer – Memory Units
Memory unit is the amount of data that can be stored in the storage unit. This storage capacity is expressed in terms of Bytes. The following table explains the main…
Computer – Motherboard
The motherboard serves as a single platform to connect all of the parts of a computer together. It connects the CPU, memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card, sound card,…
Read Only Memory
ROM stands for Read Only Memory. The memory from which we can only read but cannot write on it. This type of memory is non-volatile. The information is stored permanently in…
Random Access Memory
RAM (Random Access Memory) is the internal memory of the CPU for storing data, program, and program result. It is a read/write memory which stores data until the machine is…
Computer – Memory
A memory is just like a human brain. It is used to store data and instructions. Computer memory is the storage space in the computer, where data is to be…
Output Devices
Following are some of the important output devices used in a computer. MonitorsGraphic PlotterPrinter Monitors Monitors, commonly called as Visual Display Unit (VDU), are the main output device of a computer. It…
CPU(Central Processing Unit)
Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of the following features − CPU is considered as the brain of the computer.CPU performs all types of data processing operations.It stores data, intermediate results,…
Computer – Components
All types of computers follow the same basic logical structure and perform the following five basic operations for converting raw input data into information useful to their users. S.No.OperationDescription1Take InputThe…
