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Computer Systems
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- 1what is the purpose of a computer?to take in data, process it, then output it
- 2what were computers made for?to help process data and complete tasks more efficiently than humans
- 3what is hardware?the physical components you can touch
- 4what is software?software is the programs or applications that a computer system runs
- 5is a calculator a small computer system?yes
- 6is a supercomputer a computer system?yes
- 7what is an embedded system?computers built into other devices such as dishwashers, microwaves and TVs.
- 8what are embedded systems used as?often used as control systems - they monitor and control machinery in order to achieve a desired result
- 9what is the benefit of an embedded system?they are dedicated to one particular job so are easy to design
- 10what does the power supply do?supplies power to the motherboard
- 11what does the case cooling fan do?extracts hot air from the computer case
- 12what does the heat sink and cooling fan do?keeps the CPU at a steady temperature
- 13what does the CPU do?does all the processing
- 14what does the optical drive do?for read/writing of optical disks
- 15what does RAM do?it is the random access memory
- 16what does the hard disk drive do?it is internal secondary storage
- 17what does the motherboard do?it is the main circuit board, where the hardware is connected
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- GCSE Computer Science (Computer Systems) FlashCards sobre Computer Systems, criado por Katie S em 04-05-2017.
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