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Definition: Is an electronic device that accepts data / instructions and processes it into meaningful information. Data : It is any fact or figure, eg. Numbers, names, etc Information : Processed data, eg 2 + 5 = 7
System Unit
Printer Speaker Monitor
Microphone
Keyboard
Mouse
Device
Any piece of equipment that can be attached to a network or computer; for example, a Monitor, Keyboard, hard disk drive, DVD drive, etc which are required for the functioning of the computer Devices normally require a device driver to function with Windows.
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Peripheral
These are like accessories such as a printer, modem, or joystick, that is connected to a computer and is controlled by the computer's microprocessor. No driver is required for peripherals
System Unit
Devices
Peripheral
Input Units
Output Units
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Expansion Cards
Adds function Provides new connections for peripheral
devices Common types:
Sound Modem Graphic card Network (NIC)
Measurements
Unit
Storage Byte (8 bits) bps (bits Per sec)
210
Kilo: KB Kilo: Kbps
220
Mega: MB Mega: Mbps
230
Giga: GB Giga: Gbps
240
Tera: TB Tera Tbps
Transmission Speed
Unit
Time second Unit Frequency Hertz (Hz)
10-3
millisec (ms) 103 KiloHz (KHz)
10-6
10-9
10-12
picosec (ps) 1012 teraHz (THz)
microsec nanosec (s) (ns) 106 megaHz (MHz) 109 gigaHz (GHz)