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CHAPTER / ONE png es a A INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS NRODUCTION Z 7 A computer is a programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of @ iter are: , ; ; = + Itresponds to a specific set of instructions in a - well-defined manner. + It, can execute a instructions (a program). Modern computers are el ‘The actual machinery — wires, circuits - is called hardware; the data are called software. ‘All general-purpose computers require the following hardware components: Central processing unit (CPU) The “heart” of the computer, the component that actually executes instructions. Memory Enables a computer to store, at least prerecorded list of Jectronic and digital. transistors, and instructions and Figure 1.1 Computer temporarily, data and programs. Input device Usually a keyboard or mouse, the input device is the conduit through which data and instructions enter a computer. Output device A display screen, printer, or other such devices that lets you see what the computer has accomplished. ie storage device Allows a computer to permanently retain large amounts of ta, Common mass storage devices include disk drives and tape drives. ee to these components, many others make it possible for the basic requires " a ofa computer to work together efficiently. For example, every computer s that transmits data from one part of the computer to another. ee oe ee Scanned with CamScanner 4.3) relat Conet syPes OF COMPUTERS ferncanveenesnd ee ate, and a er. A workstation ise a per ea 10 to hundreds of sey Personal computer & ea Mainrome & pores] muleuser cr capa of supporting many hundreds y teense et caheeanee MCTISTS OFCOM nse pn ‘soap Me Sr ading anes, they ave cavable of doing complex setts, oo i aarp Sheesh ay re nef the olen characteris, sy at copter thax tor hundred f millon Weed Length fe a cigtal copter operon en binary digts— O and 1.)(L-ean understand informatio) (Ces ee cr at oe | eOEe paral io ceed "par aber ef te computer can prices {Soe ina Oncmusy ined word ngs ae 6 16,22 64 bts Word len Fa ie et Se a as Te gee wed Ta ESS ar Sale Fie ac cpa ee a Baus) Speed Clap ci oy Mok iA mong, emmy SEES SS Leen eae Siar ea anes Seite AY ca rupercomputers can operste st speeds ‘measured in nanoseconds and even #) SST ae ene | Storage | Computers have their main memory and ausilary memory systems, A compute? Al re Fn ote mae en A ished Rta a eee a ett ea cant oats, Bae hacen a a ae bedtime seems Yor comple, compar desoatea et en tnd tbe meaning oft nord fom te coop ea, Bafa yan Sd edo dclonay pou eee en a pe roe Sapa ng oad ete etn f Mugen eon ecient manner is one of the important charscenser eee SESW of dae at ne ot compet Compe 13 few these fear pecwacy fe pee ea ees nad a an a a eco te human factor rather than the teehoologeal au Roe et the er ae ced be dan copies fe a ae Sree Sch ter un ee ks ae eee cn an in ur aa a Be feces yee gr ase.” Rae ae ae cae eta he itncee ont” as aaa but | oun, verity (opti am vay semale teins) They can Cop i Teg ta, sge eens ree tet CAS meng od scans rent cs na nlc in cet at oy ere eternity al poted ne sath eam be ome ot Egat age ‘Gamputers can communicate with other computers and Corts ea adn seas oon eo REE Pale) ‘ha a ofa s See Een me eee Tramp nee tenet WU co on Sg ge cat et Co eon uta Se ond We now the in & connected world und al iis be ei ee hee enn land all this is poosble because of computers (tomation eet of aomaton achieved ) in «computer is phenomena) et » sin ‘int; shige you have ta puneh inthe numbers and press teu nt Seria a an ie inte, computers ean fosed ot on ier cae prograrimel to petra sree one ls Seema atoe cn ogni” compu pnts se te anes fol Grapes ewe ere secede git ea ‘Waring signals oF take serge, Monitor the operational parameters, they will send ‘omective actions ithe parameters exceed the entail ad 6 capable of these eves af autoraation, provided they are epee erty. ‘Scanned with CamSeanner 1 betas Compt Diigence amet and appeaton, HANAN beng ee ane a fc sam ins have feeling oe gene oma en at nf 08 “ Ri sere eee ean wren new ho fh rem mi rtp he a A eee Se eo le att wae Prema EE SESS Sie ee ag of ee aman penne, They ee on or ose Conentation. They (at see Sr ae Ne? (Sica are oo eis ne tae ‘Biicnth tne, ith exactly the sme accuracy and speed. WHAT COMPUTERS CAN DO = ‘The conten try amaring machine. Fe ts et ou do so any deren any Sao ae nee sou eam oo sock mat ama, ph Sec deags « baltne ony pamen, ju cn do fh comput: Today, Sipe are cher rector due ntbecing slot every aspect our Ive, ‘Siete naman inlet end techno wt, jouw Gd compte Ul the Te, ceapries eee cpenae an Bond te each ef the common an, But ay

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