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2 - Computer System
2 - Computer System
OBJECTIVE
To enable students get fundamental concepts and
background about computer systems
Software
set of instruction that tells the hardware what to do
is the collection of physical parts of a computer system which you can touch
and sense it
Peripherals:
are devices that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor
in the computer.
An input device that converts sound into a signal that can be fed
into a computer
Allows the user to record sounds as input to the computer.
Many headphones now come with microphones to allow them to be
used with chat and phone applications
RAM is volatile:
This means that RAM does not retain its bit configuration
when the power is turned off.
Examples of OS
Windows, MacOS, DOS, UNIX, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and their
flavor
end users