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computer is an electronic device that stores information processes the data and gives the necessary output. It also helps in searching information and retrieving data.
Advantages:
1] Computer helps in saving time.
2] Computer is fast so ease in working.
3] computer nowadays are used for educational, medical, banking etc.
4] Computer has high working speed.
5] Computer is accurate and error free.
6] Computer helps in saving large data.
Disadvantages:
1] Computer if gets corrupted all the data is lost.
2] computer creates unemployement by consuming all the work in it.
3] Computer cannot take any decision on its own.
4] Computer is not intelligent hence it depends on human beings.
5] Man has adapted laziness in itself due to continuous use of computers.
6] computer crimes e.g hacking the data.
• Hardware is a part of the computer that has a physical structure, such as keyboard or mouse. It also includes the internal parts of the computer.
Types of Hardware :
a) Input Devices: Input Devices are the one which helps in giving instructions or information to the computer.
Eg] Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, OCR, OMR, and MICR etc.
b) Output Devices: Output Devices are part of hardware which shows the output of the instructions passed to the computer.
Eg] Monitor, printer, plotter etc.
c) Storage Devices: Devices which can store electronic data are known as storage devices. Eg] Hard Disk, CD-ROM, Floppy Disk etc.
d) Processing Devices: Devices which can process the data and give output are known as processing devices. eg: CPU.
• Software is a set of instructions that informs the hardware about its working. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task. Some examples of software include Web Browsers, Games, and Word processors.
Types of Software:
1. System Software: The System Software is collection of programs which helps the computer to control, and manage the resources and to keep a check on its capability itself.
Eg] Operating System, Compilers, Interpreter, Assemblers etc.
2. Application Software: Application Software is particularly made to get the solution to a particular problem.
Eg]MS Office,MS Word, MS Excel etc.
- How to get started with your computer?
First of all there is a list of tasks he/she want to perform in order to set up your computer. Following are the task include:
- Creating/adding new users to your computer
- Transferring files from one computer another
- Backing up your files
- Personalizing windows
Click to open getting started.
to be continued....................