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Chapter 2 Hardware and Software
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Principles and Learning Objectives
• Computer hardware must be carefully selected to meet the evolving needs of the organization and its supporting information systems– Identify and discuss the role of the essential
hardware components of a computer system– Identify the characteristics of and discuss the usage
of various classes of single-user and multiuser computer systems
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Principles and Learning Objectives (continued)
• The computer hardware industry and users are implementing green computing designs and products– Define the term green computing and identify the
primary goals of this program
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Principles and Learning Objectives (continued)
• Systems and application software are critical in helping individuals and organizations achieve their goals– Identify and briefly describe the functions of the two
basic kinds of software– Outline the role of the operating system and identify
the features of several popular operating systems
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Principles and Learning Objectives (continued)
• Organizations should not develop proprietary application software unless doing so will meet a compelling business need that can provide a competitive advantage– Discuss how application software can support
personal, workgroup, and enterprise business objectives
– Identify three basic approaches to developing application software and discuss the pros and cons of each
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Principles and Learning Objectives (continued)
• Organizations should choose a programming language whose functional characteristics are appropriate for the task at hand, considering the skills and experience of the programming staff– Outline the overall evolution and importance of
programming languages and clearly differentiate among the generations of programming languages
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Principles and Learning Objectives (continued)
• The software industry continues to undergo constant change; users need to be aware of recent trends and issues to be effective in their business and personal life– Identify several key software issues and trends that
have an impact on organizations and individuals
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Why Learn About Hardware and Software?
• Organizations invest in computer hardware to:– Improve worker productivity– Increase revenue, reduce costs– Provide better customer service
• Managers:– Are expected to know enough about their business
needs to be able to ask tough questions
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Computer Systems: Integrating the Power of Technology
• To assemble an effective and efficient system:– You should select and organize components while
understanding the trade-offs between overall system performance and cost, control, and complexity
• Hardware objectives are:– Subordinate to, but supportive of, the information
system and the current and future needs of the organization
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Hardware Components
• Central processing unit (CPU): – Arithmetic/logic unit, the control unit, and the register
areas
• Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU): – Performs mathematical calculations and makes
logical comparisons
• Control unit:– Sequentially accesses program instructions,
decodes them, and coordinates the flow of data in and out of the ALU, registers, primary storage, and even secondary storage and various output devices
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Hardware Components (continued)
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Processing and Memory Devices: Power, Speed, and Capacity
• System unit:– Houses the components responsible for processing
(the CPU and memory)
• All other computer system devices:– Are linked either directly or indirectly into the system
unit housing
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Processing Characteristics and Functions
• Clock speed:– Series of electronic pulses produced at a
predetermined rate that affects machine cycle time– Often measured in:
• Megahertz (MHz): millions of cycles per second
• Gigahertz (GHz): billions of cycles per second
• Physical characteristics of the CPU– Most CPUs are collections of digital circuits
imprinted on silicon wafers, or chips, each no bigger than the tip of a pencil eraser
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Memory Characteristics and Functions
• Memory:– Provides the CPU with a working storage area for
programs and data– Rapidly provides data and instructions to the CPU
• Storage capacity:– Eight bits together form a byte (B)
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Memory Characteristics and Functions (continued)
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Memory Characteristics and Functions (continued)
• Types of memory:– Random access memory (RAM):
• Temporary and volatile
– Read-only memory (ROM):• Nonvolatile
• Provides permanent storage for data and instructions that do not change
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Multiprocessing
• Multiprocessing:– Simultaneous execution of two or more instructions
at the same time
• Multicore microprocessor:– Combines two or more independent processors into
a single computer
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Multiprocessing (continued)
• Parallel computing:– Simultaneous execution of the same task on multiple
processors to obtain results faster
• Grid computing:– Use of a collection of computers to work in a
coordinated manner to solve a common problem
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Secondary Storage and Input and Output Devices
• Secondary storage:– Compared with memory, offers the advantages of
nonvolatility, greater capacity, and greater economy– Considerably slower than memory
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Access Methods
• Sequential access:– Data must be retrieved in the order in which it is
stored– Devices used called sequential access storage
devices (SASDs)
• Direct access:– Records can be retrieved in any order– Devices used are called direct access storage
devices (DASDs)
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Secondary Storage Devices
• Magnetic tapes:– Primarily for storing backups of critical organizational
data
• Magnetic disks:– Direct-access storage device
• Redundant array of independent/inexpensive disks (RAID):– Method of storing data that generates extra bits of
data from existing data
• Virtual tape:– Storage technology for less frequently needed data
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Secondary Storage Devices (continued)
• Storage area network:– Uses computer servers, distributed storage devices,
and networks to tie everything together
• Optical discs:– Common form of optical disc on which data cannot
be modified once it has been recorded
• Digital video disc (DVD):– Storage medium used to store software, video
games, and movies
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Secondary Storage Devices (continued)
• Solid state secondary storage devices:– Store data in memory chips rather than magnetic or
optical media– Have few moving parts, so they are less fragile than
hard disk drives– Disadvantages of SSD:
• High cost per GB of data storage
• Lower capacity compared to current hard drives
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Input Devices
• Devices used to input general types of data:– Personal computer input devices– Speech recognition technology– Digital cameras– Touch-sensitive screens– Optical data readers– Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) devices– Pen input devices– Magnetic stripe card– Radio Frequency Identification
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Input Devices (continued)
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Output Devices
• Display monitors:– Used to display the output from the computer– Plasma display:
• Uses thousands of smart cells (pixels) consisting of electrodes and neon and xenon gases that are electrically turned into plasma to emit light
– LCD displays:• Flat displays that use liquid crystals
– Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs):• Use a layer of organic material sandwiched between
two conductors
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Output Devices (continued)
• Printers and plotters:– Two main types of printers are laser printers and
inkjet printers– Plotters are a type of hard-copy output device used
for general design work
• Digital audio player:– Can store, organize, and play digital music files
• E-books: – Digital media equivalent of a conventional printed
book
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Computer System Types
• Computer systems: – Can range from desktop (or smaller) portable
computers to massive supercomputers that require housing in large rooms
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Computer System Types (continued)
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Computer System Types (continued)
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Portable Computers
• Handheld computers:– Single-user computers that provide ease of
portability because of their small size
• Laptop computer:– Personal computer designed for use by mobile users
• Notebook computers:– Lightweight computer that weighs less than 5
pounds
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Portable Computers (continued)
• Netbook computer:– The smallest, lightest, least expensive member of
the laptop computer family
• Tablet computers:– Portable, lightweight computers with no keyboard
• Smartphone:– Combines the functionality of a mobile phone,
camera, Web browser, e-mail tool, MP3 player, and other devices
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Nonportable Single-User Computers
• Thin client:– Low-cost, centrally managed computer with no extra
drives
• Desktop computers:– Single-user computer systems that are highly
versatile
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Nonportable Single-User Computers (continued)
• Nettop computer:– Inexpensive desktop computer designed to be
smaller, lighter, and consume much less power than a traditional desktop computer
• Workstations:– More powerful than personal computers but still
small enough to fit on a desktop
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Multiple-User Computer Systems
• Server:– Used by many users to perform a specific task, such
as running network or Internet applications
• Blade server:– Houses many computer motherboards– The approach requires much less physical space
than traditional server farms
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Multiple-User Computer Systems (continued)
• Mainframe computer:– Large, powerful computer shared by hundreds of
concurrent users connected to the machine over a network
• Supercomputers:– The most powerful computers with the fastest
processing speed and highest performance
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Green Computing
• Concerned with:– Efficient and environmentally responsible design,
manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products
• Goals:– Reduce the use of hazardous material– Enable companies to lower their power-related costs
– Enable the safe disposal or recycling of some
700,000 tons of computers each year
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Overview of Software
• Computer programs:– Sequences of instructions for the computer
• Documentation:– Describes program functions to help the user
operate the computer system
• Types of software:– Systems software– Application software
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Supporting Individual, Group, and Organizational Goals
• Sphere of influence:– Scope of problems and opportunities addressed by a
particular organization
• Personal sphere of influence: – Serve the needs of an individual user
• Personal productivity software:– Helps users improve their personal effectiveness
• Workgroup:– When two or more people work together to achieve a
common goal
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Supporting Individual, Group, and Organizational Goals (continued)
• Workgroup sphere of influence: – Serves the needs of a workgroup
• Enterprise sphere of influence: – Supports the firm in its interaction with its
environment
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Installing and Removing New Software
• Before you can use any type of software, it must be installed on a computer
• Software for personal computers typically comes on CDs or is downloaded from the Web
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Systems Software
• Includes:– Operating systems– Utility programs
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Operating Systems
• Set of programs that controls computer hardware and acts as an interface with application programs
• Can control one computer or multiple computers, or
• Can allow multiple users to interact with one computer
• Combinations of OSs, computers, and users:– Single computer with a single user– Single computer with multiple users– Multiple computers with multiple users– Special-purpose computers
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Operating Systems (continued)
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Operating Systems (continued)
• Activities performed by the operating system:– Perform common computer hardware functions– Provide a user interface and input/output
management– Provide a degree of hardware independence– Manage system memory– Manage processing tasks– Provide networking capability– Control access to system resources– Manage files
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Operating Systems (continued)
• Common hardware functions:– Get input from keyboard or another input device– Retrieve data from disks– Store data on disks– Display information on a monitor or printer
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Operating Systems (continued)
• User interface and input/output management:– User interface:
• Allows individuals to access and command the computer system
– Command-based user interface:• Requires that text commands be given to the
computer to perform basic activities
– Graphical user interface (GUI):• Uses icons and menus displayed on screen to send
commands to the computer system
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Operating Systems (continued)
• Hardware independence:– Application program interface (API):
• Allows applications to make use of the operating system
• Memory management:– Allows computer to execute program instructions
effectively and to speed processing
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Operating Systems (continued)
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• Processing tasks:– Multitasking:
• More than one program can run at the same time
– Time-sharing:• Allows more than one person to use a computer
system at the same time
– Scalability:• Ability of the computer to handle an increasing
number of concurrent users smoothly
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Operating Systems (continued)
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Operating Systems (continued)
• Networking capability:– Allows computers in a network to send and receive
data and share computing resources
• Access to system resources and security:– Protection against unauthorized access– OS establishes a logon procedure
• File management:– Ensures that files in secondary storage are available
when needed and that they are protected from access by unauthorized users
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Current Operating Systems
• Microsoft PC operating systems:– Windows XP– Windows Vista– Windows 7
• Apple computer operating systems:– Wintel– Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6)
• Linux: – Red Hat Linux– Caldera OpenLinux
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Workgroup Operating Systems
• Windows Server:– Can be used to prevent unauthorized disclosure of
information
• UNIX:– Can be used on many computer system types and
platforms
• Red Hat Linux:– Can manage a cluster of up to eight servers
• Mac OS X Server:– Includes support for 64-bit processing
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Enterprise Operating Systems
• z/OS:– IBM’s first 64-bit enterprise OS
• HP-UX and Linux:– HP-UX:
• Robust UNIX-based OS from Hewlett-Packard
• Supports Internet, database, and business applications on server and mainframe enterprise systems
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Operating Systems for Small Computers, Embedded Computers,
and Special-Purpose Devices
• Cell phone embedded systems and operating systems:– Embedded systems provide communication and
limited personal information management services
• Windows embedded:– Included with or embedded into small computer
devices
• Proprietary Linux-based systems:– Linux is a major competitor to Symbian
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Utility Programs
• Help to perform maintenance or correct problems with a computer system
• Some can help computer systems run better and longer without problems
• Can help to secure and safeguard data
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Utility Programs (continued)
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Application Software
• Application programs: – Interact with systems software – Help you perform common tasks, such as:
• Creating and formatting text documents
• Performing calculations
• Managing information
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Types and Functions of Application Software
• Proprietary software:– One-of-a-kind program for a specific application,
usually developed and owned by a single company
• Off-the-shelf software:– Existing software program that is purchased
• Application service provider (ASP):– Company that can provide software, support, and
computer hardware on which to run the software from the user’s facilities over a network
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Overview of Application Software (continued)
• Software as a service (SaaS):– Allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered
business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per-use fee
– Can reduce expenses by sharing its running applications among many businesses
• Cloud computing:– Use of computing resources on the Internet (the
cloud) rather than on local computers
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Personal Application Software
• Word processing
• Spreadsheet analysis
• Database applications
• Graphics program
• Personal information managers
• Software suites and integrated software packages
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Mobile Application Software
• Operating systems designed for smartphones include:– OS X iPhone, Android, and WebOS
• Tens of thousands of applications have been: – Developed by third parties for the iPhone
• Palm WebOS:– Has only recently released its software development
kit
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Workgroup Application Software
• Support teamwork, whether people are in the same location or dispersed around the world
• Groupware:– Software that helps groups of people work together
more effectively
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Workgroup Application Software (continued)
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Enterprise Application Software
• Software that benefits an entire organization
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software:– Set of integrated programs that manage a
company’s vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization
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Application Software for Information, Decision Support, and Specialized
Purposes• Available in every industry:
– Specialized application software for information, decision support, and other purposes
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Programming Languages
• Sets of keywords, symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements: – By which humans can communicate instructions to
be executed by a computer
• Programming:– Involves translating what a user wants to accomplish
into instructions that the computer can understand and execute
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Software Issues and Trends
• Software bug:– Defect in a program that keeps it from performing as
it should
• Some tips for reducing impact of software bugs:– Register all software – Check read-me files for workarounds– Access support area of the manufacturer’s Web site
for patches– Install latest software updates
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Copyrights and Licenses
• Most software products are protected by law using copyright or licensing provisions:– In some cases, you are given unlimited use of
software on one or two computers– In other cases, you pay for your usage:
• If you use the software more, you pay more
• Some software now requires that you register or activate it before it can be fully used
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Software Upgrades
• When software companies stop supporting older software versions or releases:– Some customers feel forced to upgrade to the newer
software
• Deciding whether to purchase the newest software:– Can be a problem for corporations and people with a
large investment in software
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Global Software Support
• Supporting local operations:– One of the biggest challenges IS teams face when
putting together standardized, company-wide systems
• Trend: – Outsourcing global support to one or more third-
party distributors
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Summary
• Hardware:– The physical components of a computer that perform
the input, processing, storage, and output activities of the computer
• Green computing:– Concerned with the efficient and environmentally
responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products
• Software:– Consists of programs that control the workings of the
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Summary (continued)
• Operating system (OS):– Set of computer programs that controls the computer
hardware to support users’ computing needs– Manages tasks to allocate computer resources
through multitasking and time-sharing
• Application software:– Applies the power of the computer to solve problems
and perform specific tasks
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