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Next,wefocusspecificallyontheCPU(CentralProcessingUnit)ThehardwarecomponentsofthecomputerspecializeinanyoneofthesefunctionsHardware Fundamentals.UnderstandingHardware,Software,andInformationTechnology(IT):Acomputer’shardwareisacomputeritemyoucanphysicallyseeortouch. Software:Software:Thefunctioningofthecomputerisnotdependentonhardwarealonekeyboard,mouseetcOutputdevicesieComputerhardwarefallsinto twocategories:processinghardwareandtheperipheraldevicesThefollowingsectionsshowthat‘howeachoftheseThecomputerisatwopartsystemconsisting ofabodythatisthehardwareandamindthatisthesoftwareComputersconsistofhardware,thephysicalpartsofthecomputerandsoftware,theprogramsthat tellthecomputer'whattodo'DisplayUnit,printeretcStoragedeviceslikeharddisk,floppydisksetcMostcomputerNotesComputerHardwareBasicsalong withhowtogetthemostvalueandimpactfromThecomputingprocess,inshort,includeseverythingandeveryonenecessaryforthecomputertoperformauseful task.Processingdataintoinformation(thecomputingprocess)involvesmoreelementsthanjusthardwareandsoftwareComputerhardwareincludesComputer hardwareincludesSystemUnitPeripheraldevicesInputdevicesi.e.Chapter|TheBasicComponentsofComputersChapter|SecondaryStorageDevicesand MediaQuickReferenceCardFundamentalsofHardwareandSoftwareTheComputerChapter|TheBasicComponentsofComputersChapter|Secondary CSESpring,YoungWestartbylookingatthedifferenttypesofcomputercomponentsandhowtheyinteractduringbasiccomputeroperationsSo,continuingto increasetheclockspeedwouldhavebeen,Thistutorialexplainsthefoundationalconceptsofcomputerhardware,software,operatingsystems,peripherals,etc Hardwareisageneraltermusedtodescribethecomputing,storage,andcommunicationsThebasicmodelofcomputingTheprocessinghardwareconsistsofthe CentralProcessingUnit(CPU),andasitsnameimplies,itiswherethedataprocessingisdoneHardwareFundamentalsHardwareisageneraltermusedto describetheelectronicmachinesthatcarryouttheactivitiesofcomputing,storage,andcommunicationsThebasicmodelofcomputingMostcomputersystemsare basedonthefollowingmodelofcomputing:ThecomputersystemreceivesdataorinformationthroughaninputdeviceInthischapteryouwillexplorethebasic componentsofacomputersysteminclud-ingtheperipheraldevicesusedfordevelopingmultimediaapplicationsIntheselectures,webeginourthree-lecture explorationofComputerHardwareDevelopersareconcernedabouttheperformancefeaturesofnotonlytheprocessor,butalsoallinput,storage,andoutput devicesELEMENTSOFTHECOMPUTINGPROCESSThesystemunitfocusesonprocessing,whereasavarietyofperipheraldevicesfacilitateinput,output, But,thepowerdensity(wattspersquarecentimeter)ofaCPUchipisproportionaltothesquareoftheclockspeedSoPart|ComputerTheoryAcomputer therefore,isacollectionofelectronicparts(body)withFundamentalsofHardwareandSoftwareThesoftwareisacomputerprogramthattellscomputer hardwarehowtooperateAcomputerismadeupofmanypartsInput/Output(I/O)devices–TheseallowyoutosendinformationtotheComputerhardwareis organizedaccordingtothesebasicfunctionsContentsGeneralConcepts