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COMPUTER
Full Form of Computer
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What is a Computer?
A computer is an electronic device which can takes information as input and
gives result as output.
In 1822 “CHARLESS BABBAGE” invented first computer.
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Computer is an electronic device which is developed by Charles Babbage
nearby 19th century it take input data from the input device storage and
processed it and produce output.
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
KEYBARD, MOUSE CPU MONITOR
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COMPONENT OF COMPUTER
HARDWARE
1. Input devices: - Keyboard, Mouse, etc
2. Output devices: - Printer, Monitor etc
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[Link] devices:- Hard disk, Memory Card
4. CPU. Brain:- Central Processing Unit
SOFTWARE
1. Application software
2. System software
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CHARACTERSTICS OF COMPUTER
1. SPEED
2. ACCURACY
3. STORAGE
4. QUICK DECISION
5. REPATED CAPABLE
SPEED
A computer work with much higher speed and accuracy compared humans
while performing mathematical calculation.
ACCURACY
Computer performs calculations with 100% accuracy.
MEMORY
A computer has built in memory called primary memory where it stores data.
Secondary storage are removable device such as CDS pen drives etc.
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10 Input devices
1) Key board
2) Mouse
3) Joystick
4) Scanner
5) Graphic table
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6) Track ball
7) Microphone
8) Bar code reader
9) Optical mark reader
10) Optical character reader
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10 output devices
1) Monitor
2) Printer
3) Headphone
4) Speaker
5) Projector
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6) GPS
7) Sound Card
8) Video card
9) Braille reader
10. Speech generating device
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Key board: - A computer keyboard is an input device that allows a
person to enter letters, numbers and other symbols. These are called a
character in a keyboard into a computer.
[Christopher Latham Sholes]
Mouse: - A mouse is a small hardware input device used by hand. It
controls the movement of the cursor on the computer screen and allow
user to move select folders, text, files and icon on a computer. It is objects
which need to put on a hard flat surface to use.
[DOUGLAS ENGELBART]
Joystick: - A joystick is a pointing device used to move the cursor position
on the screen. It has a spherical ball at its lower end as well as at its
upper end the lower spherical ball moves in a socket. The joystick can be
moved right or left forward or backwards it is mostly used in video
game.
Track ball: - A track ball is an input device used to enter motion data into
computer or other electronic device. It serves the same purpose as a
mouse, but is designed with moveable ball on the top which can be
rolled any direction.
Scanner:- A scanner is a device that captures images from photographic
printers posters, magazine, pages and similar source of computer editing
and display scanner come in hand held field in and flatted type and for
scanning black and white only or color.
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Graphic table:- A graphic table is flat surface on which you draw with a
styles or a pen like device. The table is attached to the computer the
images as data which is then stored as a file or document.
Microphone: - A microphone is a hardware input device originally
invented by “Emilee Berliner” in 1877. A microphone allows computer
user to input audio into their computer.
Bar code reader: - A bar code reader (OR Bar code scanner) is an optical
scanner can read printer Barcodes decode the data contained in the
bar code, and send the data to a computer like a flatted scanner it
consists of a light source a lens and a light sensor translating for optical
impulses into electrical signals.
Optical mark reader:- OMR OR optical mark reader is a device capable
of capturing human marked documents such as surveys and tests to a
digital format since if takes data from user it is an input device.
OPTICAL CHARACTER READER: - OCR IS AN INPUT DEVICE USED TO READ A PRINTED
TEXT. OCR SCANS THE TEXT, OPTICALLY CHARACTER BY CHARACTER CONVERT THEM
INTO A MACHINE READABLE CODES & STORES THE TEXT ON THE SYSTEM MEMORY