1. ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST’S
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
NEDUMKUNNAM
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Submitted to
Merin M.Thomas
Department of Education
Submitted by
Francis Benny
Physical Science
Roll No: 42
4. INTRODUCTION
A device that computes, especially a
programmable electronic machine that
performs high-speed mathematical or
logical operations or that assembles, stores,
correlates, or otherwise processes
information.
5. PARTS OF THE COMPUTER
Computer systems have four parts
Hardware
Software
Data
User
6. Hardware
Mechanical devices in the computer
Anything that can be touched
CPU , Keyboard , mouse
Software
Tell the computer what to do
Also called a program
Thousands of programs exist
MS Office , photoshop , adobe reader
7. Data
Pieces of information
Computer organize and present data
Users
People operating the computer
Most important part
Tell the computer what to do
9. ESSENTIAL COMPUTER HARDWARES
Hardware categorised into 4 types
Processing devices
Memory devices
Input and output devices
Storage devices
Software categorized into 2 types
System software
Application software
10. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
The student is actively exploring phenomena ,instead
of being a passive recepient of information.
Teacher and students can use computer –Based tools
such as, Text or Graphic editors, Databases,
Spreadsheets, or Presentation packages , to help in
processing information