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• Hardware


  Anything you can touch, physical components of a computer system, including any peripheral equipment such as printers, modems, mouse devices
• Types of Hardware


  • Internal Hardware
  • Input Hardware
  • Output Hardware
  • Connecting Hardware
  • Storage Hardware
• Internal Hardware


  • CPU
  • Motherboard
  • RAM
  • Power Supply
  • Heatsink & Fan
• Motherboard


  The main circuit board of a microcomputer, contains the CPU, memory, expansion slots and all the controllers required to control standard hardware devices
• CPU (Central Processing Unit)


  The CPU is where all the processing goes on in a computer; it is the brain of the computer
• CPU


  The CPU is connected via a cord to the monitor so you can see what the system is doing on the monitor
• Heatsink and Fan


  It helps the chips underneath to stay cool
• RAM (Random Access Memory)


  The place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept, it is a temporary memory and can be compared to a person's short-term memory
• Power Supply


  The power supply, as its name implies, provides the necessary electrical power to make the PC operate. The power supply takes standard electrical power and converts it into power your PC can use
• Input Hardware


  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Scanner
  • Web Cams
• Keyboard


  The keyboard is also connected to the system unit and it is used primarily to enter information into the computer. This information entering is done by typing
• Keyboard Keys


  • Alphanumeric keys
  • Numeric Keypad
  • Function Keys
  • Cursor or Movement Keys
  • Modifier Keys
  • Special Keys
• Alphanumeric keys


  The main keys found on a standard typewriter, composed of all of the letters and numbers on the keyboard, A-Z and 0-9, punctuations and symbols
• Numeric Keypad


  It looks like a calculator, they have the same arrangement of number of keys
• Function Keys


  Located at the top of the keyboard (F1, F2, F3, F4, etc. F12) that are used alone or with the CTRL, ALT, and Shift keys to execute software commands
• Cursor or Movement Keys


  Serves as controls for moving up, down, right, and left, move the cursor for navigation on a Web page, in a document, or in a game
• Modifier Keys


  The CONTROL KEY when pressed together with other keys will perform a specific function
• Special Keys


  The ENTER KEY is used to confirm an input or when data is incomplete, the TAB KEY (Tabulation) is a key for indention, the SPACE BAR is the longest, horizontal key at the bottom of the keyboard, when pressed it will enter space between characters, BACKSPACE is indicated with a left arrow, its function is to erase a previous character or text, the CAPSLOCK KEY is the key for typing all capital, the ESCAPE KEY (ESC) is used to quit current task running
• Keyboard Shortcuts


  • Ctrl + A (Highlight All)
  • Ctrl + B (Bold)
  • Ctrl + C (Copy)
  • Ctrl + E (Center)
  • Ctrl + F (Find)
  • Ctrl + G (Go to)
  • Ctrl + I (Italicize)
  • Ctrl + J (Justify)
  • Ctrl + L (Left Alignment)
  • Ctrl + M (Indent)
  • Ctrl + N (New)
  • Ctrl + O (Open)
  • Ctrl + P (Print)
  • Ctrl + R (Right Alignment)
  • Ctrl + S (Save)
  • Ctrl + T (Indent)
  • Ctrl + U (Underline)
  • Ctrl + V (Paste)
  • Ctrl + W (Close)
  • Ctrl + X (Cut)
  • Ctrl + Z (Undo)