Computer systems Flashcards
Hardware
Is something we can physically tout him such as a keyboard
Software
Is something virtual that we cannot physically tout how such as an operation system
What dose cpu stand for , known as and used for
Known as central processing unit known as the brain and it processes data
Fetch
Retrieve information sent from the input device
Decode
Convert into binary
Execute
Run a command
What dose ram stand for and do
Random access memory it is short term memory and is used to store instructions
What is a hard disk drive
use Magnetic disks and lasers to recall the data. Large storage capacity (Usually measured in Gigabytes (GB) or Terabytes(TB)) This is used to store all your programs, files and operating system!