A digital computer system has the following main parts as
1> Input Devices
2> Central Processing Unit ( CPU )
3> Memory Unit
4> Output Devices
1>> INPUT DEVICES :
We enter programs and data into the computer system through input devices . There are two types of input devices .
~~>> Direct Human - Computer interaction :
A keyboard is directly connected to the computer system and allows the data to entered directly into the computer .
~~>> Indirect Interactions :
These input devices required the data / programs to be recorded on an input medium before it enters into the computer , such as floppies , magnetic tapes etc.
~~>> Other Input devices :
Punched cards , floppy disks , visual display unit ( VDU ) , Magnetic lnk Characters Reader ( MICR ) , Optical Character Recognition (OCR) , Keyboard , mouse , Light Pen , Magnetic Tape etc .
2>> Contral Processing Unit ( CPU )
It is the heart of computer system . It has two main sections :
! >> Arithmetic And Logic Unit ( ALU )
!! >> Control Unit ( CU )
!>> Airthmetic And Logic Unit ( ALU ) :
All the calculations and decision are performed in the ALU . Initially The Data / programs are fed into the main memory through the input devices . Whenever the ALU needs these , the data is transferred to it . No calculation areperform in the main memory .The intermediate results generated in the ALU are sent to the working storage area of the main memory , where they are kept temporarily . The data can move many times between the main memory and the ALU before the final results are obtained .
Once the calculations are over , the final result are sent to the output storage section of the main memory . From here the results are sent to the printers or the other output devices .
!!>> Control Unit or Control Sections ( CU ) :
This unit work like the Centrol Nervous System for all parts of a computer system . The entire operations of a computer system is controlled by the CU . This unit given diraection and orders to all parts of a computer system so that they can work properly in a systemtic way . This unit also look into the execution of instructions . The CU selects , interpret program instructions and look into the execution of these instructions .
3>> Memory Unit :
The function of stroage unit is to store information i.e. it provides spce for storing data and instructions , space for intermediate results and space for the final results .
To sum up , the storage unit perform following functions :
~~>> It stores the data and the program ( set of instruction )
~~>> It holds the intermediate results of processing.
~~>> It stores the final result of processing before they are passed onto the output unit .
Basically we can divide the memory unit into two parts .
~~>> primary memory
~~>> secondary memory
4>> Output devices :
These devices take the output results from the CPU in the binary coded from and convert them into easily readable from . Generally , printers and the monitors are used to show output results .
Other output devices :
~~>> Printers : Line printer , Dot matrix printer , Letter Quality Printer , ( or Daisy Wheel Printer ) , Drum Printer , Chain Printer , Laser Printers etc.
~~>> Plotters : Drum Plotter , Flat Bed plotter .
Floppy , Magnetic tape , Punched Cards , Visual Display Unit etc .