Chapter 15 - Computing Flashcards
What is the definition of Computer?
A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions.
What is the data bus?
is the subsystem that allows different components inside the computer to communicate with each other or to communicate with other devices.
It is a term for a conduit (wiring, optical fibre, etc.) transferring data between different parts of a computer, both internally and externally.
What is a system bus?
What is Hardware?
The term hardware covers all of those parts of a computer that are tangible objects: circuits, displays, power supplies, cables, keyboards, printers and mice…
What is Software?
Software refers to parts of the computer which do not have a material form, such as programs and data. When software is stored in ROM it is sometimes called “firmware” to indicate that it is normally not reprogrammable in normal operations.
What are peripherals?
Peripherals are items that are not part of the main computer, but may be added to the system to give functionality.
What are examples of airborne computers with their peripherals?
- Air Data Computer (ADC) with pitot probes, static ports and indicators.
- FMS with GPS, CDU/MCDU and Navigation Display.
- GPWS with radio altimeter, ADC and Navigation Display.
