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06th Feb,2012
Computer Science Department
COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology
Sahiwal
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What is a Computer??
Computers are electronic devices that can follow
instructions to
Accept input
Process that input
Produce information
What is a Computer??
For example
What is Computer
Basics of Computer
Speaker
(output)
System unit
(processor,
memory)
Printer
(output)
Storage devices
(CD-RW, Floppy,
Hard disk, zip,
)
Scanner
(input)
Keyboar
d
(input)
Mouse
(input
)
Process
Software
Output
Storage
Storage Devices
RAM (Random Access Memory)
Memory also called Random Access Memory or RAM
(temporary memory) is the main memory of the computer.
Data in the RAM is lost when you turned off your computer.
ROM (Read Only Memory)