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An Overview of Computer System

This document provides an overview of the parts of a computer system including hardware, software, data, and users. It describes hardware as the physical components of a computer. Software consists of programs that control the computer and enable it to perform tasks. Data refers to raw facts that are stored and processed digitally. Users are people who operate and interact with the computer.

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An Overview of Computer System

This document provides an overview of the parts of a computer system including hardware, software, data, and users. It describes hardware as the physical components of a computer. Software consists of programs that control the computer and enable it to perform tasks. Data refers to raw facts that are stored and processed digitally. Users are people who operate and interact with the computer.

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lesson 1

An Overview of the
Computer System
This lesson includes the following sections:
• The Parts of a Computer System
• Looking Inside the Machine
• Software: Bringing the Machine to Life
The Parts of a Computer System

• Hardware
• Software
• Data
• Users
The Parts of a Computer System
- What is a Computer?

A computer is an electronic device used to process data.


• A computer converts data into information that is
useful to people.
• A complete computer system includes four distinct
parts:
Hardware
Software
Data
User
The Parts of a Computer System - Hardware
• A computer's hardware consists of electronic
devices; the parts you can see and touch.
• The term "device" refers to any piece of hardware
used by the computer, such as a keyboard, monitor,
modem, mouse, etc.
Computer ports
The Parts of a Computer System - Software

• Software – also called programs – consists of


organized sets of instructions for controlling the
computer.
 System software
 Application software

• Some programs exist for the computer's use, to help


it manage its own tasks and devices.(system software)

• Other programs exist for the user, and enable the


computer to perform tasks for you, such as creating
documents.(application software)
The Parts of a Computer System - Data

• Data consists of raw facts, which the computer can


manipulate and process into information that is
useful to people.
• Computerized data is digital, meaning that it has
been reduced to digits, or numbers. The computer
stores and reads all data as numbers.
• Although computers use data in digital form, they
convert data into forms that people can
understand, such as text, numerals, sounds, and
images.
Ten different
symbols in
the decimal
system

Numbers above 9
use more than 1 digit
The Parts of a Computer System – Users

• People are the computer's operators, or users.

• Some types of computers can operate without


much intervention from people, but personal
computers are designed specifically for use by
people.

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