3. Data
Data is collection of raw facts and figures .
Data is collected by different sources .
It may consist if pics , videos , documents , etc
.
Data plays an important role in computer.
4. Information
Information is defined as proceed form of
data.
It is used to make important decisions .
It is a output given by computer .
It is more meaningful and use form of data .
5. Data Processing
The processing of converting data into useful information is called data processing.
It includes basic step :
input
Input processing output
6. Hardware
Any computer component that can be seen or touched is called hardware.
A computer cannot perform any task without hardware .
There are many types of hardware which are being used in daily life .
The output is given through hardware .
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Printer
hard disk
7. Components of Hardware
Input Devices
The data given to the computer for processing is called input .
The device through which data is given to the computer is called input devices.
These are some of :
Microphone
Keyboard
Mouse
8. Output Devices
The devices that gives the user output is called output devices.
The output is given after the processing of data .
There are some examples of output devices :
Monitor
Speakers
Printers
9. Software
The instruction or a set of instructions given to the computer to perform any task is
called is software .
There many numbers of software's available easily.
Different software are used for different purposes .
There are two kinds of software :
software
System
software
Application
software
10. System software
System software is used to control and manage the operations of computer
hardware .
It controls and allocated the computer hardware .
1. Saving data on disk
2. Printing a documents
3. Making computer work for us
Examples :
Utility programs
Device drivers
Operating system