COMPUTER THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC HARDWARE DEVICE. IT IS FLEXIBLE MACHINE THAT CAN MANIPULATE DATA. THE WORD COMPUTER COMES FROM THE WORD “ COMPUTE ”. IT MEANS “ TO CALCULATE ” OR “ TO COMPUTE ”.
SIX (6) ELEMENTS OF THE COMPUTER
1. PEOPLE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY RUN AND OPERATE THE COMPUTER.
2. HARDWARE THESE ARE THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS THAT YOU CAN FEEL AND TOUCH.
HARDWARE
3. SOFTWARE THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS OR INSTRUCTIONSTHAT A COMPUTER MUST FOLLOW TO DO ITS TASK. THE PURPOSE OF A SOFTWARE IS TO PROCESS DATE INTO USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE.
SOFTWARE
4. DATA IT INCLUDES TEXTS AND NUMBERS, SOUNDS, IMAGES, AND VIDEO THAT WE INPUT TO THE COMPUTER FOR PROCESSING.
5. CONNECTIVITY IT MEANS THAT A COMPUTER MUST BE CONNECTED TO OTHER COMPUTER SPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTERNET. USING INTERNET, PEOPLE CAN SHARE AND ACCESS DATE AND GRATELY EXPANDS ONCE CAPABILITY AND REACH.
6. PROCEDURE THIS ARE THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW WHEN USING HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND DATA.
USES OF COMPUTER It can compute or calculate numbers. It can play and open educational and online games. It can be used to create greeting cards, banner and certificates etc. It can play music and videos. It can help you to communicate with your friends abroad using the internet. It reminds you of your special dates birthday and anniversary.
IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER They are fast. They peFform hundreds of millions of processing operations in one second. The store huge amount of information. They are reliable. They work day in and day-out for years without failure. They are accurate. The computer system rarely makes error. They commit errors due to faulty programs or incorrect data output. They transfer information from one place to another. They create important information that can be printed and communicated to others and stored for future use.
WHY DOES A COMPUTER NEE POWER SUPPLY? DO LEVEL UP pp. 4 and level up No.1 and 2 pp.6