The parts of Computer system

The parts of Computer system

A Computer can be classified as a device that takes in raw data as input and processes it and provides information as output. The computer also has the ability to store data and information.

The computer system consists of,

Hardware (physical components)

Software

User (people who use the computer)

That are necessary to make the computer function and to processes data in meaningful way and store data.

Hardware components of a computer

Logical design of the components of the computer

The physical components of the computer system are called computer hardware. All hardware components in a computer can be put in to one of these four categories.

• Processor, memory and integrated devices
• Input device
• Output device
• Storage device

The processor

The processor is device that can only follow the instruction given to it by the programmer. Processor is responsible for all the control of computer system like the brain in human. Major difference between the computer and processor and human brain is that it is incapable of

·         Independent and creative thoughts  

·         Generating new ideas

·         Learning

There are many manufactures of processors in the world

• Intel – Pentium, Celeron and Xeon processors.
• Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) – Duron and Athlon processors
• Centaur Technologies – Cyrix processors for pc
• IBM – PowerPC
• Motorola – Motorola 6800 are processors manufacture for the apple computer

The most modern processors being manufactured are the

• Hyper-threading processors
• 64 – Bit processors