Background Material
Title: Background Material
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
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Background Material
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 1116 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Module 1
Section 1
1.2 <Tab/>Software and Hardware
Hardware: the physical components of your computer: the 'box' and its contents (microprocessor, hard disk, graphics card, etc.), together with the monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Hardware includes components called:
*<Tab/>Peripherals: Separate hardware items that are added onto the basic computer unit, such as the monitor, modem, printer, keyboard.
Software: programs that make a computer do things. There are three basic
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*<Tab/>Animation
*<Tab/>Simulations
*<Tab/>Multitask programming
4.<Tab/>Personal computers (microcomputers)
A computer which uses a microprocessor for computation.
Tasks microcomputers might be used for include:
*<Tab/>Word processing
*<Tab/>Spreadsheets
*<Tab/>Desktop publishing
*<Tab/>Games
*<Tab/>Servers