Elements of A Computer System
Elements of A Computer System
COMPUTER SYSTEM
ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM:
1. People – will operate, input the data and
use the resulting information to personal
and business lives to be productive.
2. Procedure – set of guidelines and rules to
follow when using hardware, software
applications and data.
3. Software – or programs, are instructions
that tell the computer how it should do its
work.
ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM:
3. Software
2 Kinds:
a. System Software - Any software
required to support the production
or execution of application
programs, but which is not specific to
any particular application.
b. Application Software - Designed to
help the user to perform singular or
multiple related tasks.
ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM:
4. Hardware – is the physical equipment that
implements the data processing.
a. Input Units – convert data and instructions
into electronic form
b. Output Units – display the data
c. Central Processing Unit – operations of data
and information are controlled
d. Memory Unit – programs and data are
stored.
e. Communication Devices – connects computer
ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM:
Kinds of Hardware:
12.
13.
14.
15.
ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM:
Choose the letter of the correct answer:
1. It is the electronic circuitry within a computer where the
operations of data and information are controlled are
where programs are executed.
a. CPU c. Output Unit
b. Input Unit d. Memory Unit
Kinds of Hardware:
12. Input Unit
13. Output Unit
14. Central Processing Unit
15. Memory Unit