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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Rania Benrezzouk B1D

A desktop is a personal computer, designed for a special use in desks or at a immobile location due to its size and power requirements, as well as its components (power supply, RAM, peripherals...)

It is usually referred as the opposite of a desktop computer, as one of its main characteristics is that it is portable, and all of their components are integrated into a single unit.

A desktop is a personal computer, designed for a special use in desks or at a immobile location due to its size and power requirements, as well as its components (power supply, RAM, peripherals...)

LAPTOP

DESKTOP

THE COMPUTER

Computers are electronic devices in which data is stored and processed, typically using binary code. They are generally under the control of some sort of program, also known as software. They usually carry out a series of commands to process input data, meanwhile they obtain information that is later sent to the output units.

EXAMPLES OF COMPUTERS INCLUDE:

There are two types of softwares: systems (or operating systems) and applications. Both of them are as important for the proper work of the computer. I will be going further into their explanations later on, but the main difference between them is that while systems are platforms where the software runs, applications are the ones which perform tasks.

EXAMPLES OF SOFTWARE INCLUDE:

A software is, as i have said previously, the programs and other operating information used by a computer to perform specific tasks. It is the opposite of hardware, which i will be talking further on.It is a general term used to refer to the applications, systems and programs that run on a device.

SOFTWARE

WINDOWS: an operating system for personal computers, belonging to Microsoft.

ANDROID: mobile operating system based on the Linux other softwares.

All of the previous icons (Windows, Linux, iOS and Android) are types of operating systems, as well as the most common ones.

EXAMPLES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS INCLUDE:

An operating system is a type of software which functions as an interface between a computer user and computer hardware. Here, we can find programmes that manage the computer's basic functions, for instance file, memory and process management, handling input and output peripherals as well as controlling devices such as disk drives and printers.The operating system is the most important type of software in a computer.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

POWER POINT: application used to create electronic presentations of a series of separate pages or slides.

GOOGLE CHROME: popular web browser used for accessing the internet and using applications.

All of the previous icons (Power Point, Google Docs, Google, Excel... ) are types of applications.

EXAMPLES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS INCLUDE:

An application is also a type of software designed to carry out a specific task that isn't related to the computer's functionality, but rather to the user of that said application, in order to help him out in performing an activity.An application can work with text, numbers, audio, graphics, or a combination of these depending on the task for which it was created.

APPLICATIONS

A mouse is a small, movable device that lets you control a series of things on a computer.

A keyboard is a type of an input device used to enter characters and other functions into the computer.

EXAMPLES OF HARDWARE INCLUDE:

Hardware refers to the external and internal devices or equipment which enable someone to perform functions such as input, output, storage, communication and processing information. It is the ''opposite'' of software. It includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU) or the input and output peripherals.

HARDWARE

On the one hand, the memory of a computer's hardware refers to any physical device capable of storing information, like RAM (random-access memory), or ROM (read-only memory). On the other hand, the storage of the computer hardware is used for saving, carrying, and pulling out data. It can keep and retain information short-term or long-term.

The Intel Core i7 isthe CPU used for desktops and laptop computers as well as tablets.

The CPU or central processing unit is the part of the hardware that provides the instructions and processing power the computer needs to do its work.Its main function is to interpret the directions of an informatic program. It could also be referred as the primary component of a computer, that acts as its “control'' or ''main'' center.

MEMORY AND STORAGE

CPU (central processing unit)

HEADPHONES: is an output device. They are a pair of earphones joined by a band placed over the head, for listening to audio signals such as music.

EXAMPLES OF OUTPUT PERIPHERALS INCLUDE:

An Output Peripheral is a part of hardware, which transforms information and gives out the result of the entered input, once it is processed

WEBCAM: is an input device, oftern referred to as ''small digital video camera'', which is directly or indirectly connected to a computer or to its network.

EXAMPLES OF INPUT PERIPHERALS INCLUDE:

An Input Peripheral refers to any device used to enter information and instructions into a computer for storage or processing information.In other words, input peripherals are used to enter information and instructions into a computer.

OUTPUT PERIPHERALS

INPUT PERIPHERALS