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Muzhtaba Tawkeer Islam
University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB)
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Inside a Computer
System
O A computer system has 4 parts:
O Hardware
O Software
O Data
O User
O Definitions:
O Hardware: The physical components of a computer system are
called hardware.
O Software: Software is a set of instructions that directs a
parts:
O Input
O Processing
O Output
O Storage
Hardware
O A computers hardware devices
Examples of Computer
Hardware
Processing Devices
O The procedure that transforms raw data into useful
Specific examples include Intels Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3
series for laptops as well as AMDs Athlon Neo series for
notebooks.
Memory Devices
O Memory is one or more sets of chips that store data and/or
O RAM
O Holds data and program instructions
O Read/write memory
O Voltatile
O Speed of task completion
O ROM
O Holds instructions the computer needs to operate
O Non-volatile memory
Storage Devices
O Storage devices are useful in holding data permanently when data are not being used.
O There is more room available in storage than in memory.
O Contents are retained in storage after power off, but data in memory disappear when the
O Read/write heads are used to read data from a magnetic disk or write data onto the disk.
O Hard drives and floppy diskettes are examples of magnetic storage.
O Optical disks are devices that use lasers to read data from or write data to their reflective
surfaces.
O A CD-ROM drive is an example of an optical storage device.
Software
O Software
OA
O Two
types of software:
O System software
O Application software
O System
Software contd
O Three types of system software:
O An operating system tells the computer
Software contd
O Application software tells the computer how to accomplish
Software contd
Computer Data
O Data is any piece of fact that, taken
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Computer Users
O A computer user is a person who employs a computer to do useful work.
O Users role:
O Setting up the system
O Installing software
O Running programs
O Managing files
O Maintaining the system