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