a technique where the attributes of the computer and those of the designer are combined into a problem-solving team

an essential skill to be acquired by draftsman nowadays to finish an assigned task

includes all physical parts of the computer

the main part of microcomputer, sometimes called as chassis

is the brain of the computer where it performs all instructions and calculations that are needed to manage the flow of information

is the principal device for communicating with your computer

it has a screen that displays information, such as the instruction you send to your computerand the information and results from your computer sends back after interpreting your instruction

it is known as a hard drive. a storage device that is installed inside the computer

used as permanent storage for data

a storage device that uses lasers to read data on the optical media

Types of optical drive

a small hand-held device used to control the cursor/crosshair on the screen

used to select an item by pointing to it and clicking a button

is a graphic drawing tablet used for sketching new images or tracing old ones

also called as graphics tablet where user writes or draws on the surface of the device with a wired or wireless pen or puck

an output devuce that is used to print information processed by your computer

an output device that can produce better quality drawings as compared to the printer, however the speed of plotter is generally slower than a printer

set of programs that make a computer run

sets of instructions that tell the computer what to do to come up with the desired result

Two groups of software

provides various levels of interaction called interface between the computer and the user, as well as between the computer and the application software

these are programs that work without your intervention. they automatically open once you boot your computer

Samples of operating system

programs installed in a computer, also called as programs

are the most common storage drives today, smaller and faster than hdd

SSD

UPS

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CD

DVD

BD

CPU

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Types of plotter

plotter: length of the plot is almost infinite

plotter: size of graphic is limited