Unit 3: Operating Systems Objectives: Define the term software Differentiate between system software and application software Define the terms operating system and utility program Identify the types of operating systems Explain the boot process of a computer Describe the functions of an operating system Identify common utility programs Software‚ also called a program‚ consists of a series of related instructions‚ organized for a common purpose‚ that tells the computer what tasks to
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How does computer software and hardware work together? This is kind of a complex question. I think the most important thing connecting software and hardware would probably be the register. Commands or services requested by the software are encoded into binary values of 0’s and 1’s and are written into a register. For example‚ some register may hold a value of "01101100". This encoding has a total of 8 bits. Each value of either 0 or 1 is called a bit‚ and 8 bits are called a byte. At the hardware
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------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT: WEB DESIGN COMPANY By Matthew Hoyle ------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT: WEB DESIGN COMPANY By Matthew Hoyle SYSTEMS REPORT SYSTEMS REPORT Contents Contents 1 Introduction 2 Report and Specifications 3-20 Conclusion 21 References 22 Bibliography 23-24 Introduction to the Report I have been asked by a new web design company to design the computers for their different
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Introduction to Operating System:- Computer is a somewhat complex machine. The world has become accustomed to so many choices. One of the major choices in the modern era is the “Operating System (OS)”. Operating systems are the central software component to any computer. The main brands of operating system are; Windows Mac OS‚ Sun Solaris‚ UNIX‚ DOS and Linux. Each brand has its own take on what makes up an operating system. Windows is the most commonly used operating system around the world. The most
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Flower Designs would include a workstation‚ a personal digital assistant‚ and a solid state storage device or compact disk (CD) recordable drive. I would consider updating their current computer system into a small workstation. According to Axia College Week One reading Computer Hardware Technologies (2008)‚ “Computer companies design workstations for a specific purpose‚ such as developing architectural blueprints or processing DNA” (p. 54). This workstation will be specifically designed to handle all
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2013 Computer Distributing System A computer distributing system consists of a lot of computers that are linked in one computer network (Ihorkuz and Gernot). The computer network where all the computers are linked‚ gives them the permission to computers to share benefits from the system hardware‚ software and data. The computers that are in a distributed system can be close and connected by a local network‚ geographic network‚ and connected by a wide area network. We use the computer distributing
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Computer Information Systems Summary Once upon a time‚ way back when in the caveman era‚ caveman used drawings on walls to keep track of information and to communicate with each other in the clan of one ’s life-span. Over time‚ man have improved and evolved in the way of keeping track of information and communicating with one another. Today‚ one finds himself more in an automated world than he did 25 years ago. When planning to purchase a computer‚ one must take in consideration all possibilities
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Computer systems failure ContingenCy planning second edition Cihan Cobanoglu‚ ph.D.‚ stephen Blasik‚ and mark g. Haley‚ CHtp a technology primer Developed by the american Hotel & lodging association’s technology and e-Business Committee funded by the american Hotel & lodging educational foundation www.ahla.com 88127NEI02ENGE PP-3465 This guide was written by Mark Haley‚ revised and updated by Cihan Cobanoglu‚ Ph.D.‚ Stephen Blasik‚ and Mark Haley and developed by the Technology and
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October 2012 Evaluating a Computer System Judging the effectiveness of a computer system has taken on a new dimension in the past few years‚ if for no other reason than the wide range of computer systems from which the user can select. It is‚ therefore‚ important that we investigate the criteria that should be considered in making this important decision. Probably the obvious criterion to be considered when one purchases a computer system is speed. The value of a computer is directly related to its
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the high-resolution images for closer inspection.) 2. Using the Internet‚ locate information on the AMD 770 Northbridge Chipset. What processors is it used with? What is its purpose on the motherboard? A: AMD processor. Used to link the computer system hardware to the processor 3. Using the Internet‚ locate information on the AMD SB710 Southbridge Chipset. What processors is it used with? What is its purpose on the motherboard? A: Embedded AMD Athlon single and dual processor. Used for audio and
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