Unit2-ComputerArchitecture讲解.ppt

Unit 2 Computer Architecture * Some devices serve more than one purpose. For example, floppy disks may also be used as input devices if they contain information to be used and processed by the computer user. serve[s?:v]vt. vi.(为…)服务；任(职)；提供；端上 有些设备有不止一种用途。例如，软盘也可用作输入设备，如果它们含有计算机用户要使用和处理的信息的话。 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * In addition, they can be used as output devices if the user wants to store the results of computations on them. 此外，它们也可用作输出设备，如果用户想将计算结果存储在它们上面的话。 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * V. Hardware Connections To function, hardware requires physical connections that allow components to communicate and interact. 五、硬件的连接 要想运转，硬件需要使元件之间能够交流和相互作用的物理连接。 定语从句 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * A bus provides a common interconnected system composed of a group of wires or circuitry that coordinates and moves information between the internal parts of a computer. coordinate[k???:d?ne?t] vt.协调，调和；整合 总线提供了一种常见的互连系统，它由一组导线或电路组成，用于在计算机的内部组成部分之间协调和移动信息。 分词短语作定语 定语从句 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * A computer bus consists of two channels: one that the CPU uses to locate data, called the address bus, and another to send the data to that address, called the data bus. 计算机总线由两条通道组成：一条由中央处理器用来给数据定位，叫做地址总线；另一条用来将该数据送往那个地址，叫做数据总线。 不定式短语表示目的或功能 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * A bus is characterized by two features: how much information it can manipulate at one time, called the bus width, and how quickly it can transfer these data. characterize[k?r?kt?ra?z] vt.描述(人或物)的特性；具有…的特征 总线有两个特征：一次可处理的信息量称为总线宽度以及传送这些数据的速度。 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * A serial connection is a wire or set of wires used to transfer information from the CPU to an external device such as a mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, and some types of printers. serial[s??ri?l]adj.连续的 n.连载小说；电视连续剧；串行，串口 串行连接是一根或一组导线，用于将信息从中央处理器传送到外部设备，如鼠标、键盘、调制解调器、扫描仪和一些类型的打印机。 Unit 2 Computer Architecture * This type of connection transfers only one piece of data at a time, and is therefore slow.