COMPUTERS

COMPUTERS

1. HARDWARE

   • Physical parts
   • External components
     • screen
       • monitor
         • mouse
           • speaker
           • microphone
   • Internal components
     • internal memory
       • RAM
         • volatile
         • temporary store
       • ROM
         • non volatile
     • Backing storage
       • External scorage units
         • CDs, DVD...
         • Online storage
         • cloud
       • save information
       • Internal scorage units
         • Hard disk drive
         • Solid state disk
     • Microprocessor
       • Brain of a computer
     • Main ports and connectors
       • Ports
         • USB
       • Connectors
         • Graphic
           • VGA/D-VGA/HDMI
         • Network
           • Rj45
     • Sound card
       • Input and output of the sound
     • Motherboard
       • Chipset
       • Main circuit board
     • Video Card

2. SOFTWARE

   • the programs that a computer runs
     • structure of information
       • Hard disk
         • boot sector
         • 1 or more partitions
           • primary
           • extended
             • logical partition
       • file system
         • formating
     • specific characteristics
       • processor
       • sensors
       • connectivity
       • screen
       • energy consumption
       • files and folders
         • block of data that is stored under one name
         • Directories or folders are required to organise information in a tree-like structure
     • Operating systems
       • android