Hardware

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• Elements of a Computer System
  1. Hardware
  2. Software
  3. Data
  4. Personnel
  5. Procedures
• Input Devices
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse & Pointers
  • Microphone
  • etc...
• Output Devices
  • Printers
  • Displays
  • Sound
  • etc...
• Storage Devices
  • Solid State: SRAM & DRAM, ROM & Flash
  • Magnetic: HDD, FDD, Tape
  • Optical: CD, DVD, Blu-Ray
  • Primary vs Secondary vs Off-line
• Processors & Interaction between Hardware & Software
  • von Neumann model: Memory & CPU
  • Buses, Control Unit, ALU, Registers
  • Fetch-Execute Cycle
  • Machine Code & Assembly
    • Little Man Computer - Mini Challenges