4. Suite of products developed by Microsoft Corporation that includes Microsoft
Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Each program serves
a different purpose and is compatible with other programs included in the
package. The suite of programs is compatible with both the Windows and
Macintosh operating system. Microsoft Office is the most common form of
software used in the western world.
5. Microsoft Office Word is one of the primary parts of the Microsoft
Office Suite line of software. It integrates well with other elements in
Microsoft Office, or can be used as a stand-alone program. It is in the
category of word processing software, but, through continual
improvements, can also be used for desktop publication by individuals
who do not need more sophisticated software
6. PowerPoint is one of the simplest computer programs
to learn. It is the number 1 program used worldwide for
presentations. Anyone can create stunning
presentations that look like they were designed by a
professional.
7. Excel is an Electronic Spreadsheet Program
Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be
used for storing, organizing and manipulating data.
8. Microsoft Outlook is used for emails and also personal
management of information, and is generally part of the
Office suite of applications, although it can be
purchased separately as a single application.
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10. Computer Hardware Definition
Hardware is a comprehensive term for all of the physical parts of a computer, as distinguished
from the data it contains or operates on, and the software that provides instructions for the
hardware to a tasks. The boundary between hardware and software is slightly blurry - firmware
is software that is "built-in" to the hardware, but such firmware is usually the province of
computer programmers and computer engineers in any case and not an issue that computer
users need to concern themselves with.
A typical computer (Personal Computer, PC) contains in a desktop or tower case the following
parts:
Motherboard which holds the CPU, main memory and other parts, and has slots for expansion
cards
power supply - a case that holds a transformer, voltage control and fan
storage controllers, of IDE, SCSI or other type, that control hard disk , floppy disk, CD-ROM and
other drives; the controllers sit directly on the motherboard (on-board) or on expansion cards
graphics controller that produces the output for the monitor
the hard disk, floppy disk and other drives for mass storage
interface controllers (parallel, serial, USB, Fire wire ) to connect the computer to external
peripheral devices such as printers or scanners
11. There are many types of
hardware:
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Printer
Router
Hard disk
12. Monitor :
A system used to evaluate the performance of computer har
dware; it collects information such as central processing unit
usage from voltage level sensors that are attached to the circ
uitry and measure the length of time or the number of times
various signals occur, and displays this information or stores i
t on a medium that is then fed into a special data-reduction
program.
Mouse : Every day of your computing life, you reach out
for your mouse whenever you want to move your cursor
or activate something. Your mouse senses your motion
and your clicks and sends them to the computer so it can
respond appropriately.
In this article we'll take the cover off of this important part
of the human-machine interface and see exactly.
13. Keyboard :One of the primary input devices used with
a computer, the keyboard looks very similar to the
keyboards of electric typewriters, with some additional
keys. Keyboards allow a computer user to
input letters, numbers, and other symbols into a
computer and is what allows you to write e-mail and is
what you used to visit this web page. Below is an
example of a keyboard with indicators pointing to each
of the major sections of the keyboard.
Printer: Personal printers are primarily designed to
support individual users, and may be connected to
only a single computer. These printers are designed
for low-volume, short-turnaround printer requiring
minimal setup time to produce a hard copy of a given
document. However, they are generally slow devices
ranging from 6 to around 25 pages per minute (ppm),
and the cost per page is relatively high. However, this
is offset by the on-demand convenience. Some
printers can print documents stored on memory
cards or from digital cameras and scanners.
14. Router : A router is a device that forwards
data packets along networks. A router is connected
to at least two networks, commonly
two LANs orWANs or a LAN and its ISP's network.
Routers are located at gateways, the places where
two or more networks connect.
Routers use headers and forwarding tables to
determine the best path for forwarding the packets,
and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate
with each other and configure the best route
between any two hosts.
A hard disk drive] is a data storage device used for storing and
retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating disks
(platters) coated with magnetic material.[] An HDD retains its
data even when powered off. Data is read in a random-access
manner, meaning individual blocks of data can be stored
or retrieved in any order rather than sequentially. An HDD
consists of one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks
(platters) with magnetic head arranged on a
moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces.