Axia College Material Appendix B Key Computer Terms CheckPoint Definitions and Usage of Information Technology Infrastructure Components and Technologies The following terms are examples of information technology infrastructure components and technologies used in business. Research definitions using the Internet. You will write a definition of each term and provide at least two examples of the component or technology. Provide citations and references for all resources. Term | Definition
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2010 IT/280 Computer Hardware Fundamentals Computer Maintenance and Training Manual Contents Safety 2 Environmental concerns 2 What are the Benefits? 2 Resources 2 Power Protection 2 Heat 3 Dust 3 Static 3 Cleaning 4 The Tower 4 Monitor 5 Keyboard 5 Mouse 5 Internal hardware installation and maintenance 5 Motherboard Components 5 Power Supply 7 CPU installation 8 Memory Installation 9 Mass Storage Devices 9 Hard drives 10 Graphics card 10 Input/output
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Unit 6 – Storage Devices & Memory Videos 1.06 and 1.08 covered Storage Devices and Memory. The 1st one covered all the different types of storage devices. It started with hard drives and went on to floppy drives‚ cd’s‚ dvd’s‚ solid state removable and tape drives. It also covered all the interfaces that can be used with them. The video also touched on power connections used to power up the different storage devices. Video 1.08 covered memory. It went through the two different types of memory
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Computer systems P1‚ P2 & M1 By James Butterfield NOTE: THIS WAS PRODUCED IN THE UK PLEASE CORRECT SPELLING IF BEING USED IN USA THESE SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS NOTES TO BE PUT INTO YOUR OWN WORDS FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR GRADE P1 Motherboard The motherboard connects all devices and allows them to communicate with one another using various different interfaces as if it’s the brain of the computer. The motherboard has a chipset which means that only certain hardware that can be connected
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EKT 422: Computer Architecture Answer Scheme: Tutorial 2 1. A set associative cache consists of 64 lines or slot divided into four-line sets. Main memory contains 4K blocks of 128 words each. Show the format of main memory addresses. The cache is divided into 16 sets of 4 lines each. Therefore‚ 4 bits are needed to identify the set number. Main memory consists of 4K = 212 blocks. Therefore‚ the set plus tag lengths must be 12 bits and therefore the tag length is 8 bits. Each block contains
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components that make up a computer system (keyboard‚ mouse) Software: programs that control the computer system with 2 types Systems software: allow the hardware to run properly Applications software: allow the user to do specific tasks Components of Computer Systems A computer is made up of hardware and software with: Input devices (inputting the data into the computer)- keyboard‚ mouse Output devices (data output from a computer)- monitor‚ printer Secondary storage devices- DVD R/W drive
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How Computers Work: The CPU and Memory [pic] Figure 0 shows the parts of a computer: |The Central Processing Unit: |[pic] | |(CPU)‚ | | |Buses‚ |Figure 0: Inside The Computer | |Ports and controllers
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A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations. There are many types of computers that we are using now like personal computers (desktop)‚ mobile computers and mobile devices‚ game consoles‚ servers‚ mainframes‚ supercomputers‚ and embedded computers [1]. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed‚ the computer can solve more than one kind of problem[2]. Every day‚ people around the world rely on different kinds of computers
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Definition Of Information System Information is an organized set of seemingly related data. A system is a method‚ or process‚ of grouping things together. You may or may not have wondered how these two terms have combined and what helps them work in near harmony. This video grouping will help you discover the components and processes that make up the early 21st century’s information system. Our formal definition of information systemsis the combining of users‚ technology and processes to complete
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Computers have changed the way people work in any profession. They play a vital role in any field and aid industrial processes‚ medical industry‚ farming‚ mining‚ banking infect in all industries. This clearly shows how important computers are in this modern world‚ hence their existence in the education sector is very essential. Of importance society has become more computer literate over the past few decades‚ and as technology has been advancing‚ society’s reliance on computing
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