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Thisreportisaboutthecomputerhardware.Thefirstpartdescribesthecomputer
hardwarecomponentsandthesecondpartdiscusseshowtheinformationflowsinthe
computer.
Hyperlinkthefollowingtwosectionstotheircorrespondingsections
SectionI:ComputerHardwareComponents
SectionII:InformationFlow
ComputerHardwareComponents
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)
TheCPUistheprimarycomponentofhardware.ItistheBrainofthecomputer
system.
TheCPUofapersonalcomputeristhemicroprocessor.
TheCPUmeasuresthecomputersdataprocessingspeed.ThemeasurementunitisMHz.
Forexample,400MHz,500MHz,.Thehigherthenumber,thefasterthecomputer.
Memory(ROM&RAM)
InordertoprocessanythingbyCPU,thecomputerneedstorememberwhattodo.That
iswhatthecomputermemoryinvolves.
Therearetwokindsofcomputermemory:ROM(ReadOnlyMemory)andRAM
(RandomAccessMemory).
Puttheinformationbelowinatable(ROM,RAM,Inputdevices,Outputandstorage)
Memory
ROM
Permanentmemory(informationcannotbeaddedordeleted)
Notveryimportanttoknowthecapacitywhenwebuythecomputer
RAM
Temporarymemory(availablewhilethecomputerison)
Veryimportanttoknowthecapacitywhenwebuythecomputer
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InputDevices
Inputdevicesareusedtoenterdataintothecomputer.Examplesofinputdevicesare
keyboard,mouse,joystick,graphicpad,touchscreen,scanner,andvoicerecognizer.
OutputDevices
Outputdevicesareusedtoseetheresultsofentereddata.Examplesofoutputdevicesare
monitorsandprinters.
StorageDevices
Storagedevicesareusedtokeeptheworkforfutureuse.Examplesofstoragedevicesare
harddisks,floppydisks,ZIPdisks,andwritableCDs.
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page/centered)
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CPU CPU Disk
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CPUreadsinstructionfromROM(and/orSystemSoftware).
CPUcopiesafilefromthediskandstoresitinRAM.
CPUtakestheinformationfromRAM.
CPUdisplaystheinformationonthemonitor.
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option)
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page/centered)
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document.Yourinformationshouldbeincludedintheheadersomewhere.Also,the
backtothetopsaretypicallylocatedatthebottomofapage.Donotleavetheminthe
middleofthepage.