How General Purpose Desktop Computer Has Changed Over The Last Few Years In Terms Of Hardware, Software, and Applications Flashcards
1
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Processor
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Have been getting faster, increasing range of applications a computer can run.
2
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Memory
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Memory density has increased immensely.
programs can be far larger and process more data, and perform more operations.
3
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Advance in secondary storage
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Disk drives increase from 5 MB to 10TB over 4 decades. Very large data can be stored.
4
Q
Input/ Output
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Many displays are high resolution, touch sensitive no mouse and other pointing devices are not necessary.
5
Q
Interface technology
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USB, WIFI AND Bluetooth make it very easy to connect a wide range of I/O devices to computer.
