Intro to Computers: Hardware Components

HARDWARE : COMPONENTS

and classification

Intro to Computer: REVIEW

Categories of COMPUTERS (by size and function)

Personal Use

DESKTOP COMPUTERS

PERSONAL DIGITAL

ASSISTANT

NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS

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Categories of COMPUTERS (by size and function)

Multifunction

MINICOMPUTERS

MAINFRAME COMPUTERS

SUPERCOMPUTERS

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minicomputers

supercomputers

mainframes

6 Components of Hardware

Telecommunications

Output devices

Input devices

Storage devices

Ports and Connectors

Processing Units

Common input devices

POINTING STICKS

MOUSE

TOUCHPAD

POINTING STICKS

TRACKBALL

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Optical-Marble-Mouse-USB/dp/B00005T406/ref=tag_tdp_ptcn_edpp_url/178-9231008-1439451

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_3_buttons_mouse.jpeg


GAME CONTROLLERS

JOYSTICK

GAMING WHEEL

GAMEPAD


STYLUS

KEYBOARD


SCANNERS

IMAGE SCANNER

BAR CODE SCANNER

OPTICAL MARK READER

OPTICAL CHARACTER READER

BIOMETRIC SCANNER


CAMERADIGITAL STILL

CAMERA

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

WEB CAMERA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canon_PowerShot_A95_-_front_and_back.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sony_dv_handycam.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Logitech_Quickcam_Pro_4000.jpg


MICROPHONES

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Common Output devices

MONITORSCRT

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD)

GAS PLASMA DISPLAYS (GPD)


PRINTERS

MULTIFUNCTION

LASER

INK JET

PLOTTERS


SPEAKERS

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Common Storage devices

MAGNETICHARD DISK

FLOPPY DISK

ZIP DISK


OPTICALCOMPACT DISC

(CD)

- R (recordable)

- RW (rewrittable)

- ROM (read-only memory)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mini_CD_vs_Normal_CD_comparison.jpg


OPTICAL

DIGITAL VIDEO DISC (DVD)

- R (recordable)

- RW (rewrittable)

- ROM (read-only memory)

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FLASHFLASH MEMORY DEVICES

Secure Digital (SD) Cards/Multimedia Cards

(MMC)

Compact Flash (CF) Cards

Smartmedia (SM) Cards

FLASH MEMORY CARDS

xD Picture Cards

Memory Stick Media Cards

Communication devices

PORTS/CONNECTORS

HOT SWAP / PLUG AND PLAY

Parallel

PS/2

Video

SERIALUniversal Serial

Bus

Firewire1.1

2.0

Communication devices

WIRELESS CONNECTIONS

Infrared

Bluetooth

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)

Intro to Computers: Hardware Components

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