Computer System Hardware
- 3. An input device is any peripheral (piece of computer hardware equipment) used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system (such as a computer).
- 4. Webcam Keyboard Mouse Joystick Scanner Digital camera
- 5. In computing, a process is a running instance of a program, including all variables and other state. A modern computer system typically supports many processes, which are multitasked to give the appearance that all of them can run simultaneously.
- 6. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) or processor is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions.
- 7. An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system (such as a computer) to the outside world.
- 8. Speaker Monitor Printer Scanner Fax Machine
- 9. A data storage device is a device for recording (storing) information (data).
- 10. Magnetic storage and magnetic recording are terms from engineering referring to the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Zip Disk Magnetic Tape Floppy Disk Hard disk Drive
- 11. Optical Storage Device Optical storage is a term from engineering referring to the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light. CD-R DVD-R
- 12. A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid- state memory to store persistent data. An SSD emulates a hard disk drive interface, thus easily replacing it in most applications. USB flash Drive