Hardware/.Software Components

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Appendix E

Hardware/Software Components

In your own words, describe the following hardware/software components

|Legacy systems | Legacy systems are the hardware and software systems that are obsolete because its |
| |data cannot be changed to a newer or application program cannot be upgraded most of |
| |these may still be in use by the company. |
|Mainframe computers |Mainframe computers are the core of a company’s information processing and information|
| |system. They are powerful computers used mainly by large organizations for critical |
| |applications, typically bulk data processing. |
|Microprocessors ||Microprocessors is a silicon chip that contains a CPU it can also be called computers|
| |on chips. These chips are less powerful than mainframe computers, but opened up |
| |opportunity for individual computing. The microprocessor is at the heart of all |
| |personal computers At the heart of all personal computers and most workstations sit a |
| |microprocessor. |
|PCs | A PC is a computer for an individual user. |
|Network computers |Network computers are computers that are linked together in a network for better |
| |communications between them. A computer network