CS-6 (LESSON 1) Flashcards
THE COMPLEX OR CAREFULLY DESIGNED STRUCTURE OF
SOMETHING.
ARCHITECTURE
AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE THAT CAN INPUT,
OUTPUT, PROCESS AND STORE DATA.
COMPUTER
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE IS A SPECIFICATION DETAILING HOW A SET OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS INTERACT TO FORM A COMPUTER SYSTEM OR PLATFORM. IN SHORT, COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE REFERS TO HOW A COMPUTER SYSTEM IS DESIGNED AND WHAT TECHNOLOGIES IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH. (TECHOPEDIA)
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE, OR SIMPLY SOFTWARE, IS A PART OF A
COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONSISTS OF DATA OR COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONS, IN CONTRAST TO THE PHYSICAL HARDWARE FROM WHICH THE SYSTEM IS BUILT.
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE THAT IS DESIGNED TO DO A SPECIFIC TASK. THIS
SOFTWARE ARE CUSTOMIZED SOFTWARE.
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMPUTER RUN.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO CONTROL
EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN YOUR COMPUTER, INCLUDING:
- MEMORY MANAGEMENT
- DISKS
- PERIPHERALS
- APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- PROVIDES A USER INTERFACE
- HARDWARE/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
- FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
IS THE COLLECTION OF PHYSICAL PARTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM.
HARDWARE
HARDWARE THAT CAN ACCEPT DATA.
INPUT DEVICES
THE _TYPICALLY REFERS TO
THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH A CHIP LIKE A CENTRAL
PROCESSING UNIT (CPU), ONE CORE OF A MULTI
CORE PROCESSOR, IS RUNNING AND IS USED AS AN
INDICATOR OF THE PROCESSOR’S SPEED.
CLOCK RATE
AN _ (ALU) IS A DIGITAL CIRCUIT
USED TO PERFORM ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC OPERATIONS.
ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT
THE _ (CU) IS A COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER’S CENTRAL PROCESSING
THAT DIRECTS THE OPERATION OF THE PROCESSOR. IT TELLS THE COMPUTER’S MEMORY, ARITHMETIC/LOGIC UNIT AND INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES ON HOW TO RESPOND TO A PROGRAM’S INSTRUCTIONS.
CONTROL UNIT
AUXILIARY MEMORY, ALSO KNOWN AS
AUXILIARY STORAGE,
SECONDARY STORAGE,
SECONDARY MEMORY,
EXTERNAL MEMORY
A _ (CPU) IS THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY WITHIN A COMPUTER THAT CARRIES OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM BY PERFORMING THE BASIC ARITHMETIC, LOGICAL, CONTROL AND INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O)OPERATIONS SPECIFIED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
THE _ OF THE COMPUTER IS ALSO KNOWN AS RAM, STANDING FOR RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY.
MAIN MEMORY
HARDWARE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A MEDIUM TO ALLOW
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTERS.
COMMUNICATION DEVICES
HARDWARE THAT CAN STORE DATA
STORAGE DEVICES
HARDWARE THAT PROCESS
DATA TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORMED INTO INFORMATION.
SAMPLE: MEMORY(RAM) , CPU
PROCESSING DEVICES
