Hardware Components

Hardware Components:

Input Devices:

"How to tell it what to do“

A keyboard and mouse are the standard way to interact with the computer. Other devices include joysticks and game pads used primarily for games.

Output Devices:

 "How it shows you what it is doing"

The monitor (the screen) is how the computer sends information back to you. A printer is also an output device.

Storage Devices 

"How it saves data and programs“

 Hard disk drives are an internal, higher capacity drive which also stores the operating system which runs when you power on the computer."Floppy" disk drives allow you to save 

work on small disks and take the data with you.