HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TIC NELA CALVO 4ºA

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TIC NELA CALVO 4ºA

1. HARDWARE

   • Phisycal part of the computer and the elements connected to it.
     • MOTHERBOARD: largest card with a pinted circuit
       • Microprocessor socket
       • Chipset
       • RAM Memory slots
       • ATX Connector
       • IDE and SATA connections
       • Expansion slots
       • Expansion connections
       • Chip and batery for BIOS
     • MICROPROCESSOR: most important part of the computer
     • INTERNAL CONNECTORS: expansion slots connected to motherboard
       • PCI
       • AGP
       • IDE OR ATA
       • SATA
     • PORTS: used to connect input or output peripherals to motherboard
       • USB
       • IEEE 1394
     • OTHER CONNECTORS
       • RJ-45
       • VGA
       • DVI-VGA and HDMI
       • Parallel
       • ATX
       • MOLEX
     • MEMORIES
       • RAM
       • ROM
       • Caché Memory
     • INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STORAGES UNITS
       • INTERNAL
         • Hard disk drive (HDD)
         • Solid-state disk/drive (SSD)
       • EXTERNAL
         • CDs
         • DVDs
         • Blu.ray
         • USB flash drives

2. SOFTWARE

   • Consist of programs, instructions, computer applications and the operating system
     • BIOS: is the computer's basic input and output system.
     • OPERATING SYSTEM: makes the hardware usable.
       • Windows
       • Linux
       • Mac OS
       • Symbian OS
       • WAP
     • PROGRAMS ANS APPLICATIONS: to facilitate a given type of work.
       • Office automation systems
         • Word processors
         • Spreadsheets
         • Slide presentations
         • Database managers
       • Browsers
       • Graphic design
       • Technical drawing
       • Utilities
       • Games

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