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Computer system | consists of hardware (physical parts of the computer) and software (programs and data used with the physical computer) |
input devices | keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras, joysticks, and microphones; a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system |
Output devices | monitor, Printer, Speakers; any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into human readable form |
Central processing unit(cpu) | a particular computer will have a particular type of processor |
Main memory | closely connected to the processor, stored data are quickly and easily changed, holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with |
Motherboard | components are connected to the main circuit board of the computer. |
Processor | contain billions of transistors; responsible for the fundamental computing within the system, and directly or indirectly controls all the other components |
RAM( random access memory) | "Random" means that the memory cells can be accessed in any order and the type of silicon chip used to implement main memory |
ROM( read only memory) | used to make a section of main memory read-only |
Secondary memory | connected to main memory, stored data are easily changed, but changes are slow compared to main memory, and used for long-term storage of programs and data |
Application programs | programs that people use to get their work done |
Imbedded system | a computer system that is part of a larger machine and which controls how that machine operates |
Network | consists of two or more computers connected so that they can exchange data and programs |
Operating system | responsible for starting up application programs, running them, and managing the resources that they need |