computer systems i’m only a machine! standard grade revision
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Computer Systems
I’m ONLY a machine!
Standard Grade Revision
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Hardware
• Hardware refers to all the parts of the Computer System that we can touch.
• An item of hardware is called a device.
MicroprocessorMain memoryInput / Output
Backing Storage
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Central Processing Unit
CPU
RAM
Backing Storage
Input Output
ROM
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The Processor
• Carries out the actual process
• Follows a set of instructions called a program
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Units of Storage
Binary Unit Value
Bit 1 or 0
Byte 8 bits
Kilobyte (KB) 1024 bytes
Megabyte (MB) 1024 Kilobytes
Gigabyte (GB) 1024 Megabytes
Terabyte (TB) 1024 Gigabytes
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Main Memory
CPU
RAM
Backing Storage
Input Output
ROM
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Main Memory
• Where the computer stores programs & data
• Types:– RAM
• Random Access Memory
– ROM• Read Only Memory
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Main Memory
• RAM Chip– Temporary storage – Data is lost when computer
switched off– Data can be written to RAM
• ROM Chip– Permanent storage– Data is safe when computer is
switched off– Data can not be written to ROM
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Backing Storage
CPU
RAM
Backing Storage
Input Output
ROM
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Backing Storage
• Method used to physically store data.• Constantly increasing in capacity to meet
demands.• Magnetic Storage
– Floppy disc, Hard Disc, Magnetic Tape
• Optical Storage– CD, DVD
• Solid State– USB Flash Drive
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Drive or Media
Drive Media
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Magnetic Storage • Hard Disk Drive
– Usually main type of backing store– Non-removable media
• Floppy Disk – Plastic disk with rectangular cover– Removable media
• Magnetic Tape– Sequential Access– Think VHS tape– Removable media
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Optical Storage
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Optical Storage• CD-ROM
– Read by a laser beam that reflects of surface “pits” and “lands”
• DVD-ROM– Similar to CD but with larger capacity because of
multiple layers
• CD-Recordable (CD-R) / DVD-R– Write Once, Read Many
• CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) / DVD-RW– Still uses a laser but contents can be changed
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USB Flash Drive
• Universal Serial Bus: – Computer interface used by
different devices.
• Solid State Memory– No moving parts
• Advantages– Portable– Can have large memory
(currently 8GB)– Difficult to damage
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Access Types
• Random/Direct Access– Retrieves the data you want
straight away.• CD-ROM drive, Hard disc drive,
Floppy disc drive.
• Sequential Access– Move through record after record
to find the data you want.• Magnetic tape
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Capacity• The size of memory, hard disc space, floppy drive
space, programs, data files etc. are all measured by the number of bytes, kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes (1024 megabytes) they can store.
500 floppy discs
=1 CD-ROM
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Comparison of Backing Storage
• Speed (Data Transfer)• CD-R = 32x (4.6Mb Per Second)• Flash Drive = USB 2.0 (12Mbps)
• Capacity• CD-R = 750Mb• Flash Drive = 128Mb – 8Gb
• Cost• CD-R = Drive - £20 / Discs – 50p• Flash Drive = £52
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Input
CPU
RAM
Backing Storage
Input Output
ROM
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Input Devices (Navigational)
• Mouse
• Trackball
• Track pad
• Touch Screen
• Joystick
• SmartBoard
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Input Devices (Data Input)
• Keyboard
• Graphics Tablet
• Scanner
• Digital Still camera
• Digital Video Camera
• Webcam
• Microphone
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Specialised Input Devices
• Voice Recognition• Handwriting recognition
– Good for portable systems
• OCR– Software used to scan text.
• Sound Card– To input sound the sound must be changed from
Analogue to digital.– The sound card carries out the conversion process
called sampling.
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Mouse
Input
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Output
CPU
RAM
Backing Storage
Input Output
ROM
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Output Devices - Printers
• Laser– Fast
• 18 Pages Per Min (PPM)
– High quality– Expensive– Colour is out of most
peoples price range
• Inkjet– Slower than laser
• 2-5 Pages Per Min (PPM)
– Reasonable quality– Cheap– Most do colour as
standard
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Output Devices
Comparison of Printers• Resolution
– Dots Per Inch (DPI)
• Speed– Pages Per Minute (PPM)
• Cost– Capital Cost– Running Costs
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Output Devices
• Plotter
• Monitor (VDU)
• LCD– Liquid Crystal Display
• TFT– Thin Film Transistor
• Multimedia Projector
• Speakers
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Output Devices
• Graphics Card– A device which controls the
quality of output on a monitor
• Sound Card– To output sound it must be
changed from digital to analogue– The sound card caries out the
conversion process called sampling
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Types of Computer
• Desktop
• Laptop/Notebook
• Palmtop