Course: Module 1, Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Hardware Concepts

1.1.1.1 Understand the term hardware.

1.1.1.2 Understand what a personal computer is. Distinguish between desktop, laptop (notebook), tablet PC in terms of typical users.

1.1.1.3 Identify common handheld portable digital devices like: personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile phone, smartphone, multimedia player and know their main features.

1.1.1.4 Know the main parts of a computer like: central processing unit (CPU), types of memory, hard disk, common input and output devices.

1.1.1.5 Identify common input/output ports like: USB, serial, parallel, network port, FireWire.