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Overview of Computer System Components

nformation Technology Course Description. This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of computer concepts and essential skills necessary for work and communication in today's society. Students will learn safety, security, and ethical issues in computing and social networking.

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Overview of Computer System Components

nformation Technology Course Description. This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of computer concepts and essential skills necessary for work and communication in today's society. Students will learn safety, security, and ethical issues in computing and social networking.

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THE COMPUTER

SYSTEM

Prepared by:

Brijida Charizma Ardoña


Navarro
The Computer System is:

an interrelated set of different


components, each with a
different function but together
they perform a common goal
The Computer System has a goal:

to facilitate the efficient


manipulation of data in
order to get meaningful
information.
The Computer System has 5 parts:

1. DATA 3. PEOPLEWARE 5. SOFTWARE

2. PROCEDURES 4. HARDWARE
DATA
 Collectionof facts
 Raw materials

 Input to be processed
PROCEDURES
 steps for accomplishing a result
 descriptions of how things are
done
 expressed in manuals or
documents
 Most are unstated, those that
result from tradition or common
practice
PEOPLEWARE
 computer power lies in the
hands of the people
 most important part of, and
beneficiaries of, a computer
system
 they can analyze, develop and
improve it
TYPES OF PEOPLEWARE
 End-User

 Professional

- Programmer
- System Analyst
- Computer Engineer
- Graphic Artist
- etc.
SOFTWARE
 The intangible component of
the computer system
 Also called program

 the planned, step-by-step


instructions required to turn
data into information
HARDWARE
 the physical equipment or
components of a computer
system
 Hardware devices are
categorized according the four
basic functions of computing

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