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Computing

Lesson 1: Computer Systems and System


Software
Computer Systems

1
Task 1 - Spot the embedded
systems

This room is full of computer systems.

Find as many devices as you can and sort


them into 2 lists;

1. General purpose
2. Embedded systems

2
The startup sequence - Part 1

Contains all the basic code for controlling


The CPU your computer hardware (such as the
keyboard, mouse and monitor)
RAM
Read-Only Memory

ROM A large chip inside the computer. The brains


of the computer: it controls everything.

Hard drive Random Access Memory

BIOS The main storage device in your computer.

3
The startup sequence - Part 2

1 The boot sequence begins Operating system is fetched from secondary


storage
2
Instructions from BIOS are loaded into RAM
3
BIOS starts up the monitor and keyboard
4
Operating system is loaded into RAM
5

6 BIOS checks the computer is working

7 CPU starts up and fetches the BIOS from ROM


The BIOS hands control over to the
8
Operating system

4
Operating systems

What is an Operating system?

Operating system Device

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