Introduction

• Functions of information
• Benefits of information technology
• Computer systems components
• Four categories of hardware

CPU, memory and motherboard

• CPU and memory
• Types of memory chips
• Motherboard and ports

Input and storage devices

• Disk tracks and sectors
• Anatomy of a diskette
• Keyboard
• OCR scan
• Digitizers
• Sound capture

Output devices

• VGA boards
• Video display components
• Video display specifications
• Printers

Ergonomic workstations

This page is maintained by Al Bento who can be reached at abento@ubmail.ubalt.edu. Although we will attempt to keep this information accurate, we can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. This page was last updated on February 12, 1996.