INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

● Input Device● Output Device● Storage Device● Processor● System Software● Application Software

-INPUT DEVICE-

An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing

users to interact with and

control it.

WEBCAMA  webcam  is a hardware camera connected to a computer that allows anyone connected to the internet  to view either still  pictures  or motion  video of a user or other object.

BARCODE READERBarcodes  are often used to help organize and index information or prices about an object.

KEYBOARDKeyboards allow the user to input letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer that often function as commands.

MOUSEThe mouse allows an individual to control a pointer in a graphical user interface and manipulate on-screen objects such as icons, files, and folders.

-OUTPUT DEVICE-An output device is any

peripheral that receives data from a computer,

usually for display, projection, or physical

reproduction.

PROJECTORprojectors  are used in meetings to help ensure that all participants can view the information being presented.

PRINTERA  printer  is an  external hardware device responsible for taking computer data and generating a  hard copy  of that data.

3D PRINTER3D printer is a sophisticated printing device that uses a design from a digital image to produce an identical physical object using materials suchas metal alloys, polymers, or plastics.

PLOTTERA plotter is a computer hardware device much like a printer that is used for printing vector graphics.

-STORAGE DEVICE-storage device  is any  hardware  

capable of holding information. There are two types of storage devices used in computers; a  

primary storage  device, such as  ram, and a  secondary storage  

device, like a  hard  removable, internal, or  external  

storage.

FLOOPY DISKETTE

Early computers did not have CD-Rom drives or USB, and floppy disks were the only way to install a new program onto a computer or backup your information. 

USB FLASH DRIVEShort for  Universal Serial Bus, USB  is a standard that was introduced in  1995 by  Intel,  Compaq Microsft  and other computer companies. USB 1.x is an external  bus standard that supports  data transferates of 12  Mbps and is capable of supporting up to 127  peripheral  devices.

HARD DRIVEhard disk drive  and abbreviated as  HD  or  HDD, the hard drive  is the  computer’s main storage media device that permanently stores all data on the computer.

MEMORY CARDAlternatively referred to as a  flash memory card, a  memory card  is a type of storage media that is most commonly used in  digital cameras, digital camcorders, handheld computers,  MP3 players,  PDAs,  cellphone,game consoles, and  printers, to store pictures, videos, music, and other data.

-PROCESSOR- The part of a computer that interprets and

carries out instructions provided by the software. It tests and manipulates data, and transfers information to and from

other components, such as the working memory, disk drive, monitor, and

keyboard. The central processing units of personal computers are generally

implemented on a single chip, called a microprocessor.

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

A central processing unit (CPU) is the hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, control and input/output operations of the system.

MICROPROCESSOR

A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuits (IC), or at most a few integrated circuits.

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use.

GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT

A graphics processing unit (GPU), also occasionally called visual processing unit (VPU), is a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a brame buffer intended for output to a display.

-SYSTEM SOFTWARE-System software refers to the files and

programs that make up your computer's operating system. System files include libraries of

functions, system services, drivers for printers and other hardware, system preferences, and other

configuration files. The programs that are part of the system software

include assemblers, compilers, file management tools, system utilites,

and debuggers.

MICROSOFT WINDOWSWhen referring to an operating system, Windows or win, is an operating environment created by Microsoft that provides an interface known as Graphical User Interface (GUI) for IBM compatible computers.

LINUX

Linux is a free and open-source operating system developed by Linus Torvalds and friends and was first announced by Linus in a post he made August 25, 1991.

UNIXA term coined by Brian Kernighan, Unix or UNIX is an operating system that was developed by some of the members of the MULTICS team at the Bell Laboratories starting in the late 1960's, many of who also helped create the C programming language.

MAC OSXMac OS X is an operating system codenamed Cheetah that was released by Apple in2001 and is a completely new Apple Macintosh operating system based on BSD.

-APPLICATION SOFTWARE-

Application software is a set of one or more programs designed to carry out

operations for a specific application. Application

software cannot run on itself but is dependent on system

software to execute.

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Microsoft Office is a collection or package of software programs commonly used in an office environment.

GOOGLE CHROME

Google Chrome is an Internet browser officially released by Google December 11,2008 that is a popular alternative to other browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

MOZILLA FIREFOXSometimes abbreviated as FF, Firefox was first introduced September 23, 2002 and later as Firefox 1.0 on November 9, 2004. Mozilla's next generation of browsers that include such great features as tabbed browsing, pop up blocking, and other features not

found in other browsers at the time.

SKYPE

Skype is a popular small software program available for Microsoft Windows,Apple Mac OS X, Linux and other operating systems that enable users to make voice calls to anyone in the world or free calls to other users with Skype.

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