week 2

... - operating system software serves as the interface between application software and hardware components

• network system

• hardware system

• software system

A single user computer system having moderately powerful microprocessor

• Main Frame

• Microcontroller

• Mini Computer

• PC

An extremely fast computer which can execute hundreds of millions of instructions per second:

• Supercomputer

• PC

• Mini Computer

.... - consists of external and internal physical components that enable a computer to accept input data, process and store data, and produce outputs

• hardware system

• software system

• network

Network connection components:

• Network Interface Card, Modem, Phone line or cable, Internet Service

• Chipset, motherboard, disk drives

• CPU, BIOS, Ram,

• Operating system, web browser, applications

Software technology is different from minicomputer:

• Microcontroller

• PC

• Main Frame

Hardware system consists of:

• Internet services, Network connections

• Operating System, Web browser

• Keyboard, monitor,, system unit

A single user computer system which is similar to personal computer but have more powerful microprocessor

• WorkStation

• PC

• Main Frame

• Microcontroller

What does provide sockets for microprocessor and memory chips, slots for circuit boards, and the circuitry that enable electrical signals to travel from component to component?

• Chipset

• Disk drives

• Motherboards

• Microprocessor

What type of software does allow a user to take sections of video recordings called clips and trim, splice, cut or arrange them across a timeline?

• Video-editing software

• Photo-editing software

• Database management system (DBMS)

• Word processing