Hardware Software Components

Associate Level Material
Appendix E

Hardware/Software Components

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

|Legacy systems |Is an older system that remains vital to organizations. The reason that it remains so|
| |vital is because they were developed many of years ago and when the system was updated|
| |there were no notes made to tell what changes or add-ons was made therefore using a |
| |system more modern may cause a system failure because there is no way to know exactly |
| |how to program it to fit the needs of the organization. |
|Mainframe computers |Mainly used in large organizations networking anywhere from 100-400 computers to |
| |process a large amount of data. |
|Microprocessors |A silicon chip that contains a CPU. Microprocessors also control the logic of almost |
| |all digital devices from radio clocks to fuel injection systems in cars. |
|PCs |Personal Computer. |
|Network computers |Computers that has minimal memory and is used to connect to a network especially the |
| |internet. |
|World Wide Web and Internet |A quick way of sharing information globally between different computers that are |
| |linked together through the internet system