Week 03

Application Software: Business Software, Graphics, and Multimedia Software, Software for Home, Personal, and Educational Use, Web Applications.

  • THE SYSTEM UNIT
  • The Motherboard
  • PROCESSOR
  • The Control Unit
  • The Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • Machine Cycle
  • The System Clock
  • Dual-Core and Multi-Core Processors
  • Comparison of Personal Computer
  • Processors
  • Buying a Personal Computer
  • DATA REPRESENTATION
  • MEMORY
  • Bytes and Addressable Memory
  • Memory Sizes
  • Types of Memory
  • RAM
  • Cache
  • ROM
  • Flash Memory
  • CMOS
  • Memory Access Times
  • EXPANSION SLOTS AND ADAPTER
  • CARDS
  • Flash Memory Cards, USB Flash Drives,
  • PC Cards, and ExpressCard Modules
  • PORTS AND CONNECTORS
  • Serial Ports
  • Parallel Ports
  • USB Ports
  • FireWire Ports
  • Special-Purpose Ports
  • BUSES
  • BAYS
  • POWER SUPPLY
  • MOBILE COMPUTERS AND
  • DEVICES
  • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
  • KEEPING YOUR COMPUTER CLEAN
  • COMPANIES ON THE CUTTING
  • EDGE
  • AMD
  • Intel
  • TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS
  • Jack Kilby
  • Gordon Moore