COMPUTERS

Main parts of a computer system
1. Hardware
  1. constitutes the physical elements that make up a computer
2. software
  1. consist of programs, instructions and algorithms, all of wich are defined as the logic elements that a computer needs in order to perform the tasks assigned to it
Computer architecture
1. Internal devices
  1. CPU
    1. central microprocessor
    2. ALU
    3. CU
  2. Computer Memory
    1. Second Memory
      1. save data and information (USB
    2. Main Memory = RAM
      1. operating system and running programs are loaded onto it
  3. Connection ports for peripherals
2. External devices
  1. Peripherals
    1. Input Peripherals
      1. Send data to the computer
        Keyboard
        Microphone
        Mouse
        Graphic Tablet
        Scanner
    2. Output peripherals
      1. Receive data from the computer
        Monitors
        Printers
        Speakers
Computer connections
1. buses to interconect all the devices
2. data buses
3. address buses
4. control buses

Resource summary

	Created by marco lorenzo over 4 years ago