Bus 210 Harware and Software Components

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Appendix E

Hardware/Software Components

In your own words, describe the following hardware/software components

|Legacy systems |Legacy systems are the hardware and software systems that a company already uses. They|
| |are a huge investment and can be customized to meet a company’s exact needs. |
|Mainframe computers |Mainframe computers are the core of a company’s information processing and information|
| |system. |
|Microprocessors |Microprocessors can also be called computers on chips. These chips are less powerful |
| |than mainframe computers, but opened up opportunity for individual computing. |
|PCs |A PC is a computer for an individual user. It could and can be programmed to do |
| |whatever the user wants. |
|Network computers |Network computers are computers that are linked together in a network for better |
| |communications between them. A collection of client PC’s into a central server is |
| |called a local area network. |
|World Wide Web and Internet |Software that connects databases to different institutions making it possible to hold |
| |information on web pages. The internet is made up of computer hardware that connects |
| |them to a global network.