Hardware and Software Hardware: physical components that make up a computer system (keyboard‚ mouse) Software: programs that control the computer system with 2 types Systems software: allow the hardware to run properly Applications software: allow the user to do specific tasks Components of Computer Systems A computer is made up of hardware and software with: Input devices (inputting the data into the computer)- keyboard‚ mouse Output devices (data output from a computer)- monitor‚ printer
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Explain the hardware‚ software and peripheral components of a computer system and the functional relation between these components. Fig: functions of the operating systems (1) 1- Hardware Hardware consists of physical equipment of the computer. We distinguish equipment within the Case such as: Power supply: it is the equipment that receives electricity from a DC current and converts it to a alternative current AC for the needs of the computer. The power supply may depends on the motherboard
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Department of Business & Computing |Programme Title |BTEC HND/HNC in Computing & Systems Development | |Unit Title |Computer Systems |Unit Number |2 / PART 1 | |Candidate’s Name: |
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administrator. The job role will be to design and build Machines that ABC can sell out of a shop; part of the interview process will be to propose two machines that meet specifications and also to present recommendations to the panel. The machines that ABC are looking at are aimed at certain areas and criteria: Student Package - £500 or Less. • Suitable Operating system. • Internet Connectivity. • Three different Internet browsers. • Word processor‚ spread sheets and presentation software. Gaming/Business
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week. The company also wants to supply technology equipment to employees who travel on a regular basis‚ in order to keep them in the loop. Note: Consider all the Technical details needed like CPU Speed‚ Transfer rate etc while selecting the computer systems. For the ABC Corporation‚ the traveling employees are equipped with laptops. This will allow the traveling employees to be kept in the loop. They will also have easy access to e-mails and other company programs. The laptop desk is portable
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Explain the role of Computer Systems in different environments. The rising of computer technology has taken deep roots in every field nowadays. It is impossible for anyone to imagine a world without a computing environment. It is the worst nightmare for any organization to imagine its functioning without high end automated systems. What is the importance if a computer system? Computers are extremely important in the modern world of today. In the fast moving life of the modern world of today
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Components of a Computer System A computer system consists of both hardware and information stored on hardware. Information stored on computer hardware is often called software. The hardware components of a computer system are the electronic and mechanical parts. The software components of a computer system are the data and the computer programs. The major hardware components of a computer system are: Input devices: Keyboard‚ mouse‚ scanner‚ digital camera and joystick. Peripheral device used
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Solid State Drives Garfield Richards CIS 512 The Architecture of Computer Hardware‚ Systems Software & Networking Instructor: Dr. Romy Lu 11/17/2014 Solid State Drives Major Benefits The technology behind SSDs is also known as flash memory. It’s becoming more mainstream as prices continue to drop and more organizations are beginning to adopt it in their daily operations. Some of the major benefits that organization are taking into considering in the adoption of SSDs include performance
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The Basic Computer Hardware Central Processing Unit: The central unit is the basic part of the computer and includes all the main computer parts. It is the heart of the computer system. It is responsible for executing‚ or running the software. The software programs are translated into a series of codes made up of 1s to 0s that the CPU can understand. Every code means a certain operation should take place. A CPU has various discrete units to help it in these tasks for example there is an arithmetic
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------------------------------------------------- HND Computer and Systems Development ------------------------------------------------- ASSIGNMENT ------------------------------------------------- 2012 – 13 COLLEGE | City of Westminster College | PROGRAMME | HND Computer and Systems Development | MODULE NAME & CODE | Computer Systems Unit 2 (L/601/0446) | STUDENT NAME | | ASSESSOR | Anas Ahmed | ASSIGNMENT NUMBER | ONE | | Tasks | Hand in Dates: | | Task 1 – Report | Friday 14th
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