Input, output and storage devices

Input Device - An input device is a device that can put information into a computer. An example of an input device is a keyboard. Every time you press a key on the keyboard, you see it on the computer screen.


Output Device - A device that can present information from a computer. For example, computer speakers. It can play music or let your hear the sounds to a video.


Storage Device - A device where memory can be inputted and outputted. An example of a storage device is a USB flash drive. It's small and can still hole up a lot of memory.

What is BIOS?

BIOS stands for basic input/output system. The BIOS makes sure that everything functions together so the computer system can work properly. It's also a BOOT system. When the computer is turned on, the BIOS has to make sure everything is working properly.

Expectations and Goals

What I expect from myself, is that I do all my work, try my best and ask for help if needed. What I expect from my peers, is to help me or asked to be helped. I expect my teacher for helping not only me, but the whole class. Also, I expect to learn many new things about computers that I have never learned before, and learn what each part of a computer does in-order for the whole computer system to function. I have three goals for this class and school this semester:
1. Learn more about computers.
2. Get a very good grade in every class.
3. Hoping this class will help me in the future.

Computer Technology

A computer to me is very important. I pretty much can't live without it. It helps me listen to music and keep in touch with my friends. To my parents, back then it really was nothing. But, these days, my parents both use computers for important things. Such as, doing taxes, paying bills and other things. Without the computer being invented life would be a lot boring.

Vacation Homework: #'s 21-23

21)Read-only memory (ROM): Memory that you can have access to. But, no modifications can be made to it.


22)Scanner: A device that can be used to make copies of papers.


23)System Clock: A timing device inside the microprocessor.

Vacation Homework: #'s 16-20

16)Optical storage devices: Where something is recorded in a pattern which can be played back in that pattern.


17)Output Devices: When information is sent from the computer to external device.


18)Plotter: A device used to produce very precise and fast drawings.


19)Pointer: It's used to point out things on the computer screen to see what you are clicking.


20)Random access memory (RAM): The main memory of the computer, where anything can be accessed.

Vacation Homework: #'s 11-15

11)Instruction cycle (I-cycle): Keyboard: Is the time it takes to do a certain task or instruction.


12)Main memory: Memory: The memory that holds everything and where you can change anything.


13)Motherboard: It's the main circuit board of the computer. It holds everything together. If you were to open up a computer, the first thing you'll see is the mother board.


14)Mouse: Network drive: An input device. When you move it around, you see it happening on the computer screen.


15)Nonimpact printers: A printer that doesn't strike the paper and is much quieter. An example of a nonimpact printer is a laser or ink-jet printer.

Vacation Homework: #'s 7-10

7) DVD: Stands for Digital Versatile Disc. A DVD is just like CD, except a DVD holds much more information and can store a lot of data onto it.


8)Execution cycle (E-cycle): Hard disk drive : I assume it's the external hard drive. The external hard drives can store up a lot of memory. It's mostly used for those who do video editing and other media type projects.


9)Impact printers: Impact printers use a needle-like pointer to make marks on the paper.


10)Input Devices: There are many input devices to a computer. The main input devices are the keyboard and mouse. Every letter we type and every program we open by clicking, is really just being inputted in the computer.

Vacation Homework: #'s 4-6

4) CD-ROM: A device used to read discs that you can put into the computer.

5) Central processing unit (CPU): The CPU processes everything within the computer system.


6) Controller: Is also know as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE). The IDE is a way to connect the hard drive to the computer.

Vacation Homework: #'s 1-3

1) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII): It's a built in binary code for representing characters in all computers. It was made as a way for communication with lets you use 128 different types of combination's.
2) Bit: A unit of information containing just two different binary digits, 0 or 1.


3) Byte: A set of 8 bits. Byte's are used to measure memory of a file.

Class work on 02/09/10

A computer has many different parts. Here are some of the parts inside of the computer...
1) Power supply.
2) Heat sink.
3) Mother board.
4) Hard drive.
5) CD-Rom drive.

When we hear the word "computer" the first thing we think about is a PC. But, really, computers are all around us. For example...
1) Television.
2) Cell phone.
3) Cars.
4) A navigator. (GPS)
5) PDA.

What is a computer?

The first computer was invented in 600 B.C. A computer is a way to record things in a faster way. It east and saves us time.