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General Purpose Computers
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- 1general purpose computers can perform many different tasks, what are these tasks called?Applications, those tasks are called applications
- 2name some of these tasks?sending and receiving emails.
play games
store and retrieve data - 3aside from PCs and laptops what other devices are classed as general purpose computers?tablets, smartphones, game consoles,
- 4what do general purpose computers consist of ?software and hardware
- 5what is hardware and software?hardware: is the physical components of a computer and software: is the programs that run on a computer
- 6what is the general purpose computer model?first data is input.
then it is processed.
whilst being processed its held in the primary memory
either it become output OR sent to secondary storage. - 7what does the CPU do in this processthe CPU receives instructions from the data input
- 8name some input and output devices?input devices: mouse and keyboard
output devices: monitor, printer and speaker - 9what is purpose of a CPU?the CPU is very important part of a computer,
to process data and instructions
CPU has to control the rest of the computer system - 10what are the six main components of a CPU?1: Control Unit (CU)
2:arithmetic logic unit (ARU)
3:register
4:cache
5: buses
6: clock - 11what does the control unit do?Control Unit:
fetches, decodes and executes instructions \ it issues control signals that control hardware/ it moves data around the system - 12what is arithmetic logic unit?arithmetic and logical decisions \
so calculation are done and decisions are made.
acts as a gateway between primary memory and secondary storage, any data that goes between them passes the ALU - 13what are register?registers are small amounts of memoery inside the CPU, they are high speed
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