• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

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Computer hardware has 4 types:

Remove one, it's not a computer anymore.

Input parts add information to the computer

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Trackpad

• Microphone

• Camera

Some parts include:

Outputs show information in the computer.

Output includes

• Monitors

• Printers

• Projectors

• Number screens

• Speakers

• Buzzers

Storage hangs onto your information.

Storage parts include

• Hard drives

• Flash drives

• RAM (short term memory)

• External storage drives

• ROM (Read Only Memory)

Processing makes changes in the computer - it's the brain!

Without processing, your computer can't do its job!

• Processors

• Logic boards

• RAM

• Code

Processing is what makes something a computer

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is short term storage, but also does some processing. Some parts do both processing and storage.

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Wait! RAM showed up twice!

​Some of what we mentioned aren't part of the internal parts of the computer. We call these peripherals.

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Peripherals connect to the computer

A keyboard is both a primary input device, and also a peripheral.

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​Hardware can be both!

Hardware is the physical computer. Software is what we run on the computer.

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Software