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You will learn what a computer is by using a computer. You will discover and find out the three main electronic components and one impalpable complementary component of a computer. After this, you will figure out how these components work cooperatively and you will be able to draw a block diagram of a basic computer. Finally you will take a test to show how much you have learned about computers.

Step 1

Connect to this site, watch the video and read the page. Think about the three most important hardware components.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm

Check out this web site and learn about basic system components.

With reading the following web site you will figure out what are the four important components.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-computer.htm

Now you can make a list of these four components with the following. Pay attention to the computer system components title. If you get confused, you may want to ask for help from your teacher.

http://data.uta.edu/~ramesh/cse3320/chap1.html

Step 2

Take this test and find out how much you learned.

http://mypages.valdosta.edu/eerener/quiz.asp

Step 3

After completing the test, you should draw a simple block diagram of a computer system. To draw a diagram you can use many kinds of software, Microsoft Paint, Word or PowerPoint are just some of these software. You should support your block diagram with real component pictures too.

Step 4