08/28/06 parts of the computer

how have computers affected your life? 08/28/06 how have computers affected your life?

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how computers work Four functions of a computer Input Process Storage 08/28/06 how computers work Four functions of a computer Input Process Storage Output The motherboard makes these functions occur by connecting the components that make up a computer.

input How it relates to your audience 08/28/06 input How the data is entered into a computer Keyboard Mouse Microphone Scanner Camera How it relates to your audience

storage Read Only Memory (ROM) Random Access Memory (RAM) Hard drive 08/28/06 storage Read Only Memory (ROM) Random Access Memory (RAM) Hard drive Floppy disks Zip disks CD-ROMs

08/28/06 processing The central processing unit or CPU is the brain of the computer It interacts with every other part of the computer It handles the fetch, decode, and execute steps for the computer It carries out instructions

output Monitor Printer Plotter Speaker 08/28/06 output Monitor Printer Plotter Speaker The computer-generated information that is displayed to the user in some form such as screen display, printed page, or sound.

summary exercise Computer Person Input done with: 08/28/06 Think of both a computer and a person as information processing machines. Identify the four components of an information- processing device for both and complete the following table. summary exercise Computer Person Input done with: Information storage done with: Processing done by: Output done with:

technology and the future 08/28/06 technology and the future Where do you think technology will take us? What new directions do you think technology will go? What is one thing that you wish computers could do now that they might be able to do in the future?