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Computer System

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Computer System

Hardware
- Input
  - Keboard
- Output
  - Monitor
- Storage
  - USB Stick
Software
- Cloud
  - Online so it is auto backuped
  - Need internet
- Open source
  - Free
  - Limited Support
- Of the shelf
  - Proprietry
    - Cost money
    - Lots of support (online support)
- Kernal
  - Starting point of an OS
- Custom Writen
  - Made for the user requirments
  - Expensive
Embedded
- Single chip that contains all of the elements that are essential for any computer
Importance of a Computer
- Reliability
  - AVAIL
    - Percentage of time that the system is available to the user
      - The system AVAIL figure is 95%. i.e. 950/1000 * 100%
  - MTTF
    - Mean Time To Fail
Professional
- Open
  - Linux
- Proprietry
  - Windows
- Indusrty
  - USB
- Defacto
  - HTML
Considerations
- Legal
  - Copyright law
  - Data protection law
  - Computer misuse act
  - Health and safety
- Environment
  - e-waste
    - Sustainable
  - Recycling
    - Sustainable
  - Computers can save energy
    - Less transport
  - Less paper
- Ethical
  - Storing data (personal)
  - digital divide
    - factors
      - Location
      - Money
      - Age
    - impacts
      - Social
      - Moral
      - Economical

Description: GCSE Computer Science Mind Map on Computer System, created by Th3Jowka Lets Pl on 19/01/2016.
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