CHAPTER 5 OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.ppt.pptVIP

CHAPTER 4: OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE I. Introduction to computers A. Microcomputer B. Minicomputer C. Mainframe D. Super computer II. Hardware components of a computer system (Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2) A. Action based input devices 1. Keyboard 2. Mouse 3. Light pen 4. Touch screen II. Hardware components of a computer system (continued) B. Non-action based input devices 1. Optical character recognition 2. Magnetic ink 3. Voice input 4. Image scanners 5. Graphics tablets III. Central processing units A. Measurements 1. Coding schemes 2. Speed of a computer B. Primary memory 1. Random access memory (RAM) 2. Read only memory (ROM) IV. Secondary storage A. Media B. Access of secondary storage IV. Secondary storage (continued) C. Disk devices (Exhibit 4.3) 1. Floppy disks 2. Hard disks 3. Optical disks V. Magnetic tape VI. Output devices A. Display devices 1. Terminals 2. Monitors (Exhibit 4.4) B. Printers C. Other output devices 1. Plotters 2. Voice output device 3. Film recorder 4. Microfiche 5. Optical disks VII. Computer data storage (Exhibit 4.5) IIX. The software of a computer A. The operating system 1. Supervisor 2. Language translator 3. Input/Output control system 4. Librarian IIX. The software of a computer (continued) B. Programming languages (Exhibit 4.6) 1. Assembler languages 2. Procedural languages 3. Non-procedural languages 4. Artificial intelligence C. Utility programs 1. Sort utilities 2. Spooling utilities 3. Text editor 4. Multitasking IIX. The software of a computer (continued) D. Application systems IX. Business support processing systems A. Management information systems B. Decision support systems C. Expert systems D. Executive information systems X. Personal computers A. Ha