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MAIN PARTS OF A COMPUTER
Let us learn about the main parts of a computer.
Monitor
A monitor looks like a television. We watch cartoons,
videos, movies, photos, drawings, documents, etc. on
the monitor. Monitor
Keyboard
Have you seen a landline phone? It has small buttons on it. To dial a number, we
press the buttons.
In the same way, we press the buttons on the keyboard to tell the
computer what to do. The buttons on the keyboard are called keys. We
press the keys on the keyboard to tell the computer what to do. Using
Telephone the keyboard we can type letters, numbers, etc.
Tech Fact
The keyboard was first
invented by Christopher
Latham Sholes.
Keyboard
Mouse
Have you seen a mouse?
A computer also has a mouse. The computer mouse looks
quite similar to a real mouse. It is connected to the CPU/
cabinet box by a long wire that looks like a tail.
A mouse has buttons on it. We use a mouse to tell the computer what to do by
pointing at and selecting on things on the monitor.
Tech Fact
The mouse was invented by
Douglas C. Engelbart.
Mouse
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