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DIGITALIZATION OF DATA II

ClassNotes Team 5 MIN READUPDATED 7 JUL 2026

DATA PROCESSING SSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK 8

DIGITALIZATION OF DATA II.

Contents

COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM

A computer system consists of three main parts otherwise called components. They are :

  1. Hardware
  2. Software
  3. Peopleware

HARDWARE COMPONENT

Computer hardware could be defined as the physical parts of the computer that we see, feel and handle. It consists of devices for input, processing, storage, output and communications.

Hardware can be divided into two sections:

  1. System Unit
  2. The peripherals

HARDWARE

Hardware is the physical parts of the computer system that you can see and touch. They are the components that make up the visible computer. It consists of devices for input, processing, storage, output and communications.

The basic parts of computer hardware can…