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hardwaresoftwaredifference between hardware and software;main components of a general-purpose computer:• central processing unit (CPU),• main/internal memory (including ROM and RAM),• input devices,• output devices,• secondary/backing storage.• operating systems, including:• graphic user interface (GUI),• command-line interface
types of computer including:• personal computer (PC) or desktop• mainframe• laptop• palmtop• personal digital assistant (PDA).
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Is the physical parts of a computer system.The ones that you can feel and touch.
Hardware
A computer printer
SoftwareThe set of instructions that make the computer system do something.There are two types of software:The computer’s operating systemPrograms
Computer operating systems
Microprocesor
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Hardware Software
You can touch it You can’t touch it
Solid objects Intructions for using solid objects
Differences
Computer system
HeadphonesCPU
Computer system
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A computer is a device designed to do something such as process information or control a system.
Main components of a general-purpose
computer
The hardware can be divided into several types of devices:
Input devicesProcessorOutput devicesStorage devices
Input device
Processor (main
memory)
Output device
Storage device
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Input devices
Is used to put data into the computer
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