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Computer components Skills: none IT concepts: computer components (input devices, output devices, memory, storage and CPU), network application vs. stand-alone application, information flow, operating system, application program, program file vs. data file, embedded system, general purpose computer, RAM, ROM, hardware cost trend This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
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Computer components CPU Input devices Memory Output Devices Storage devices
Let’s trace the information flow in a word processing, a stand-alone application.
Power is off Store both data and program files Store both the OS and application programs Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
Power on – copy OS to memory (bootstrap) Operating system Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
OS displays the login screen Keyboard Display Operating system Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
After login, OS displays the desktop Display Operating system Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
What happens when we write, print and save a word processing document?
Copy word processing program into memory Mouse Display Operating system 1 WP Prog 2 Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
WP program displays a blank document Display Operating system WP Prog Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
Enter and display the document Keyboard Mouse Display Operating system WP Prog WP Doc Both programs and data Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
Print the document Mouse Printer Operating system WP Prog WP Doc Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog
Save the document Mouse Display Operating system WP Prog WP Doc Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog WP Doc
Turn power off Operating system WP Prog DB Prog SS Prog WP Doc
Special purpose computer General purpose computer Programs in fixed, read only memory (ROM) Programs in volatile, random access memory (RAM)
What is the input device on the iPad tablet computer? What other input and output devices would you like to see on a tablet computer?Is the storage capacity of your computer greater or less than the memory capacity?What is the cost trend for memory, storage and CPU chips?Why would you want more memory on your next computer?Why would you want more storage on your next computer?
Computer components Skills: none IT concepts: computer components (input devices, output devices, memory, storage and CPU), network application vs. stand-alone application, information flow, operating system, application program, program file vs. data file, embedded system, general purpose computer, RAM, ROM, hardware cost trend This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Connectivity speed in context CPU 8 GB/s Internet download 4 Mb/s Memory 1 Mb/s Internet upload 30 plus MB/s Storage device
HD, Win XP desktop HD, Win Vista laptop SSD, Win 7 laptop ATTO disk benchmark: SSD speed increase