1. Computer hardware is the physical pieces of a computer. It’s the equipment that makes up the computer.
2. A piece of computer hardware is a mouse. A mouse is a pointer for your screen. Clicking the left button, right button, or scrolling with the wheel performs different actions on your screen/with your software.
3. The CPU is the central processing part of your computer; the processor performs the instructions given from programs.
4. The system unit is the outside case of your computer. It holds the CPU and other circuitry/components that run your computer.
5. A modem is a device, either internal or external, that allows communication/transferring of data between two or more computers.
6. CPU is the part of your computer that processes
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Computer software is also called computer programs or applications. Software is actually lines of code written by programmers; it is designed to perform tasks that the operator wants.
11. The operating system is the most basic software that runs the computer hardware. Other software programs would not work without the operating system.
12. System software is referring to the OS, or operating system, that manages the hardware, while applications refers to the software that performs tasks.
13. A browser program, like Chrome of Internet Explorer, allow you to views documents/images that are written in HTML.
14. Office 2013 has a new feature called Read Mode. Read Mode hides all tools, so that you can view more of the document on your screen. Excel now has a feature called Recommended Charts. It recommends which chart to use based on the information you want added to a chart.
15. Windows registry is a database used to store information/setting that Windows uses to reference users and what users can do, applications, and hardware. It is referenced by Windows continuously.
16. Windows registry stores low-level settings, information, configurations, keys, values, and
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Simulation software is designed to model real life situations, or what if situations to assist companies in making business decisions. When the variables are changed in the simulation software, the software calculates and predicts what the outcome will be.
36. Artificial intelligence is a computer science working to enable computers to do what people normally do. Speech recognition, make decisions, and language translation. The Roomba is an example of a vacuum that is self-learning, because it learns how many rooms it needs to clean. Roomba detects the amount of dirt on the floor and powers up if it detects more, this is computer vision.
37. An URL, Uniform Resource Code, is the how, where, and what that you type into the search bar of your search engine, in order to get you where you are trying to get. The most common first part is http://, and that is the how you are getting there. The second part is the hostname, or the where you are going, and the third part is the what, it tells us exactly what we want to get off the internet. An example is https://www.hbonow.com/forgotpassword.
38. Domain names identify internet addresses. Generally a company, like Microsoft, owns the domain name Microsoft.com, which can lead to multiple
A computer program is executable software that runs on a PC or computer system (Christensson). An executable file is a type in a computer file that runs a program when it opens (Christensson). Software is the instructions tell the computer what to do (“Software”). Software is the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system, including the operating syst...
An operating system (OS) is an intermediate program which used to run other program in a computer. OS is considered as backbone because hold the responsibility to manage both hardware and software resource used in a computer. OS responsible to control and allocated memory to recognize input from external devises then transmit the output as computer display. OS also manage the file in a computer drive and control peripherals, such as printer and scanner.
What is a computer? More so what is a personal computer and how does it make everyday life easier? A personal Computer by definition is “A small relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user. All are based on the microprocessors technology that enables manufacturers to put the entire CPU (Brain of the Computer) on one chip” (Personal Computer). “A computer is, at its most basic, a machine which can take instructions, and perform computations on those instructions” (What is a computer). A computer is made up of simple parts a microprocessor, memory storage, a motherboard that connects the two, a keyboard and a mouse for navigating through programs and files, and a monitor to view information on the computer.
In the mid?1950's, the transistor was introduced, creating a more reliable computer. Computers were used primarily for scientific and engineering calculations and were programmed mainly in FORTRAN and assembly language.
1 System Software: The system software is installed on your device when you installed your current operating system. You can update the software by running programs such as "Windows Update" for Windows or "Software Update" for Mac OS X. Unlike application programs, however, system software is not meant to be run by the end user. For example, while you might use your Web browser every day, you probably have nothing to make much use of an assembler program (unless, of course, you are a computer programmer). Since the system software runs at the most basic level of your computer, it is called "low-level" software. It generates the user interface and allows the operating system to interact with the hardware. Fortunately, you don 't have to worry about what the system software is
A network card is a piece of hardware which allows the computer to communicate with a network. Nowadays, there are rarely used because most computer come with them built in.
Softwares are instructions, commands, or data that direct the operation of computer systems. Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. Hardware such as electronic circuitry and other components of a computer use software or programs to make technology do things. Hardware is permanent and not flexible, while software or programming can easily be varied and modified. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. People can change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.
The central unit is the basic part of the computer and includes all the main computer parts. It is the heart of the computer system. It is responsible for executing, or running the software. The software programs are translated into a series of codes made up of 1s to 0s that the CPU can understand. Every code means a certain operation should take place.
Ans: CPU or central processing unit is where all the programes exists. CPU act like a Head of computer
At the heart of every computer beats the microprocessor. The microprocessor acts like a tiny, fast calculator (Ting interview). The microprocessor itself deals with other elements in the computer. These elements provide either input or output. Input is information flowing into microprocessor and output is information that it generates or splits up (Gookin 116). The overall performance of a computer of your PC depends in large measure of its microprocessor. Clock speed is measured in megahertz (MHz), or millions of pulses (cycles) per minute (Waters 61). You might think of a processor clock as a kind of metronome; with each beat of the clock -each cycle- the processor can execute an instruction from the software (Dais interview).
Where would we be without operating systems? Technologically, we would be living in the Stone Age, computers would be useless without an operating system. What is an operating system? An operating system is computer instructions that coordinate all the activities of a computers’ hardware like, memory, storage devices, and printers (Gary B. Shelly).
An operating system (OS) is a software program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. The operating system programs make system resources available to user(s), the user’s application programs and to other application programs running on the computer. (From Silberschatz and Gagne et al., 2010)
An operating system is a systems low level software which helps system to perform several function managing programs, controlling peripheral devices and scheduling tasks.
CPU Stands for "Central Processing Unit." The CPU is the primary component of a computer that processes instructions. It runs the operating system and applications, constantly receiving input from the user or active software
Let’s start by defining a few words the definition for Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can be stored electronically is software (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/software.html). If you are not familiar with this definition then the difference between system and application could be very confusing.