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This document provides an introduction to computers by discussing their two main parts: hardware and software. It defines hardware as the physical components like monitors, motherboards, CPUs, and memory that can be touched. Software consists of programs and instructions that tell the hardware how to perform tasks. The document also lists common examples of computer hardware, and describes four main types of computer software: system software, application software, programming software, and utility software.

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AE 21 Lesson 1 1

This document provides an introduction to computers by discussing their two main parts: hardware and software. It defines hardware as the physical components like monitors, motherboards, CPUs, and memory that can be touched. Software consists of programs and instructions that tell the hardware how to perform tasks. The document also lists common examples of computer hardware, and describes four main types of computer software: system software, application software, programming software, and utility software.

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Introduction to Computers

Two Main Parts of a Computer:

1. Hardware
• The physical components of a computer system is called
hardware. All these physical components of a computer have
mass and can be touched with our hands.
• The hardware that is used to supply input is called input
device and hardware that is used to display output is called
output device. The hardware that is used to process data is
called processing device.

2. Software
• Software is commonly known as programs, consists of all the
instructions that tells the hardware, how to perform each
task. Software is held either on your computers CD-ROM, DVD,
hard disk and copied from the disk in to the computer RAM
(Random Access Memory), when required.
Examples of computer hardware :

1. Monitor
2. Motherboard
3. CPU(Microprocessor)
4. Main memory(RAM)
5. Expansion cards
6. Power supply unit
7. CD drive
8. Hard disk drive (HDD)
9. Keyboard
10. Mouse
Types of Computer Software:

1. System Software
• System software coordinates the complete
system hardware and provides an environment or
platform for all the other types of software to
work in. It is the most basic type of software in
any computer system, which is essential for
other programs, applications and indeed for the
whole computer system to function.

• (System software examples – Microsoft Windows


XP, Mac OS, Linux, Windows Vista, Ubuntu etc.
2. Application Software
• Application software are those that help
the user perform the tasks of his/her
choice. They are non-essential software
which are installed and run depending upon
the requirements, in the environment
provided by the system software.

• (Application software examples – MS


Office, OpenOffice, Media Players, MS
Access, educational software, media
development software, Antivirus software,
etc. )
3. Programming Software

• Programming software are used to write, test,


debug and develop other software programs
and applications. The various programming
language editors such as Eclipse- a Java
language editor, come under this category. They
are used for creating both the system as well
as application software.

• (Programming software examples – Turbo C,


Xilinx, Kiel, compilers, debuggers, Integrated
Development Environment (IDE), etc.)
4. Utility Software

• They are usually small programs that help in the management of


the hardware and the application software, installed on a
computer.
• Utility Software is used to remove any problem or solve a
complex situation in computer.

• (Example- Disk defragmenters, Disk cleaners, etc.)

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