FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

MEMORY

INPUT CONTROL UNIT OUTPUT

ARITHMETIC &
LOGICAL UNIT

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

Fig : A Typical sketch of a computer

INPUT DEVICES
 Mouse
 Keyboard
 Joystick
 Touch Screen
 Light Pen
 Scanner
OUTPUT DEVICES
 Monitor
 Printer
 Plotter
 OMR (Optical Mark Reader)
 OCR (Optical Code Reader)
MEMORY
 Primary
o RAM ( Random Access Memory)
o ROM ( Read Only Memory)
 Secondary
o Magnetic Tapes
o Floppy Disk (51/2 inch / 31/4 inch )
o CD (Compact Disk)
o Hard Disk
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