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Computer Systems - Hardware: Detailed Content

Computer Hardware includes all items that you can touch, pickup and carry about with you.

This topic is heaven for Geeks as it can include all different types of hardware that can be attached to computers and not just the obvious ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Systems - Hardware Arrangements

What you have to know about and what you will be questioned on.

Main Aspect

F/G/C   G/C   C  

Input Devices

mouse;
trackball,

trackpad;
graphics tablet;
touch sensitive screen;
keyboard;
joystick
scanner;
digital still camera;
digital video camera;
webcam;
microphone
specialized input devices
for:
— disabled users;
— virtual reality;
use of a variety of input
devices for multimedia;

sound card.

Output Devices

printer:
— laser;
— inkjet;
plotter;
(VDU) monitor
comparison of printer in
terms of:
speed(pm);
capital costs;
running costs;
resolution(dpi);


Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD);

Thin Film Transistor (TFT)
loudspeakers
specialised output devices
for:
— disabled users;
— virtual reality;

use of variety of output
devices for multimedia;

sound card;
graphics card
 

Backing Storage

magnetic tape;
floppy disk;
hard disk;
CD-ROM;
DVD-ROM
comparison of backing
storage in terms of:
speed (data transfer);
cost;
capacity;


CD-Recordable (CD-R)
CD- Rewriteable (CD-RW)
DVD-Recordable (DVD-R)
DVD-Rewriteable (DVD-RW)
USB Flash Drive
backing storage
requirements for different
applications
             

 

 

 


 

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