COMPUTER 0

COMPUTER 0

1. Electronic machine to perform operations -> data processing

   • Aritmetic Operations
   • Logic Operations
     • Develop and Execute Programs
   • Storage and Retrieval of Information
     • Save data files
   • Adquisition and Presentation of Data
     • Peripherals

2. Main parts of a computer system

   • HARDWARE
     • Phisical Elements that make up the computer. Can be seen and touched
   • SOFTWARE
     • Programs, instructions and algorithms, all of which are defined as the logic elements that a computer needs in order to perform the tasks assigned to it .Software might be considered the element that gives the machine its intelligence

3. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

   • Way in which its physical compononts are configured and organised
     • All devices are connected by buses
   • Internal Devices
     • Power Source
     • Mainboard or mother board
     • Microprocessor
     • RAM or Main Memory
     • Hard Drive
   • External Devices = PERIPHERALS
     • Data Input
       • Keyboard
       • Mouse
       • Jostick
     • Data Output
       • Screen
       • Printer
     • Bidirectional
       • Router

4. MAINFRAME ARCHITECTURE

   • Designed by John Von Neumann
   • CPU (Central Processing Unit)
     • Built into a chip known as a microprocessor. It is the central element in all porgr

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