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How many components of a computer system are there? six List these components. Hardware, Software, People, Procedures, Database, Communication Hardware All the physical or tangible parts of the computr system Some examples of hardware input (keyboard), output (monitor) and storage (flash drives) devices Software A set of instructions that controls the operation of the hardware components Instructions are written in they are written in computer language called binary codes Another name for a set of instructions Programs People Persons who program, design, build, use and maintain the computer system Procedures A sequence of instructions for using, operating and managing the computer system Database An organised collection of related data items Database Management System A program that facilitates the storage and retrieval of structured information on a computer's hard drive Data Raw facts such as numbers, letters, special characters and symbols Communication Transmission of data from one drive, program or computer to another Transmission from drive to drive From C drive to A, D, E drive Transmission from program to program From Microsoft Excel to Word or Access Transmission from one computer to another Internet/Email and effective networks A computer system needs certain things to function.