November Exams Flashcards
What is a computer system
A collection of hardware and software that make a computer system work
What does the CPU do
the CPU is known as the brain of the computer and it fetches information from an input, decodes it and processes it, and then executes it to an output device or secondary storage
What is a hardware?
A physical component or output device of a computer
What is a software
A collection of instructions inside the computer that make it work
What are the two types of software
Applications Software and Systems software
What is an Operating System (OS)
An OS does all the tasks inside the computer for the user.
What are the 5 different jobs of an OS
Memory management Storage management Device Management Manages Security Providing interface
What is secondary storage
secondary storage is where information is stored so we can access it later. For example if you save a word document or you save your progress in a game.
