Introduction To Computers
Introduction To Computers
Computers
External Memory or
Secondary Storage
Memory Hierarchy
Cache Memory
(SRAM)
Magnetic Tape
The Processor
• Definition: a chip or logical circuit that responses to and process the
basic instructions to drive a particular program
• Manufacturers: Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, IBM, Motorola, Samsung etc.
• Material: Silicon chip
• Speed Measurement: Mega-Hertz or Giga Hertz
• Functions: Fetch, decode, execute, write back instructions
CPU Types
• Single – Core
• Multi- Core:
• Dual-core
• Hexa-core
• Octa-core
• Deca-core
• Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Graphics Card/ GPU
• Parallel Processing
• Originally designed to accelerate the rendering of 3D graphics
• Now more flexible and programmable
• Used to accelerate additional work load in high performance
computing, deep learning etc.
Data Processing
Types of Data Processing
• Batch Processing
• Real Time Processing
• Online Processing
• Multi-processing
• Time Sharing