Computer Basics

Programs and information they use.

Used for data coming out of the computer

Combine all the separate devices of a PC into one unit

A small silicon chip that carries out stored instructions

This has a large, touch sensitive screen, battery-powered & portable.

Used to put data into the computer

Designed to sit on top of – or under – a desk and is used by one person at a time

Has a disc drive for loading games and a powerful processor to create realistic graphics

Where the computer carries out the instructions given by the programs.

Large computer which can takeup an entire room. Many users can use it at the same time.

Computer equipment

Provides services for other computers on a network (files, web pages, email services)

A set of instructions and rules that a program can be written in.

Used to store programs and data. It is where you save your work.