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Mind Map by Nathan Wilkinson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Nathan Wilkinson
over 10 years ago
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Software, Hardware and
Microprocessors
- Hardware
- Hardware is the physical parts of the computer system – the parts
that you can touch and see.
- Examples of hardware include the motherboard, CPU and keyboard
- Hardware is the physical parts of the computer system – the parts
that you can touch and see.
- Software
- Software is not a physical thing. It can of course be stored on a physical medium
such as a CD-ROM
- An operating system such as Windows XP or Mac OS X, applications
such as Microsoft Word, and the instructions that control a robot are
all examples of software.
- Software is not a physical thing. It can of course be stored on a physical medium
such as a CD-ROM
- Microprocessors
- A microprocessor is a computer processor on a microchip
- The microprocessor contains all, or most of, the central processing unit (CPU) functions and
is the "engine" that goes into motion when you turn your computer on. A microprocessor is
designed to perform arithmetic and logic operations that make use of small number-holding
areas called registers. Typical microprocessor operations include adding, subtracting,
comparing two numbers, and fetching numbers from one area to another. These operations
are the result of a set of instructions that are part of the microprocessor design.
- A microprocessor is a computer processor on a microchip
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