This document outlines and describes the main components of a personal computer, including input devices like keyboards and cameras, output devices like monitors and printers, storage devices like hard drives and flash memory, processing devices like the microprocessor and chipset, and communication devices like network cards, modems, and cables that allow computers to connect and exchange data.

1. Components of Computers

2. Components of a PC
• Input Devices
• Output Devices
• Storage Devices
• Processing Devices
• Communication Devices

3. Input Devices
• Used to enter data in computer
• Different types are:
– Keyboard
– Pointing Devices
– Scanner
– Digital Camera

4. Output Devices
• Used to display or produce processed
data
• Monitors and printers used to display
output
• Different types of output devices are:
– Display System
– Display Card
– Sound Card
– Printers
– Fax

5. Storage Devices
• Used to store data in the computers
• Different types of storage devices
are:
– Magnetic Devices – Floppy, Zip drive
– Optical devices – CD, DVD
– Solid-State Storage devices – Flash
memory, memory cards
– Digital Audio Tape

6. Processing Devices
• Computer main function is to process data
• Various types of processing devices are:
– Microprocessor
– Chipset
– BIOS

7. Communication Devices
• Establish communication between computer
using different cables, interfaces and wireless
devices
• Various types of communication devices are:
– Interfaces – ATA, SCSI
– I/O Ports and Cables – Serial, Parallel, USB
– LAN Card
– Modem
– Network Cables – STP, UTP, Fiber Optic Cable

8. Communication Devices