of computer science and the art of programming Unit 0 Module 4 David J Malan Doug Lloyd hardware binary number system Motherboard The main circuit board it connects all the other parts ID: 784051
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This is CS50 AP.
an introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming
Unit 0Module 4
© David J. Malan, Doug Lloyd
Slide2hardware
binary number system
Slide3Motherboard
The main circuit
board –
it connects all the
other parts
Slide4CPU
speed (GHz)memory
CPU
The “brain” of the computer
It interprets and executes the commands from the hardware and software
Slide5RAM
sizespeed
Random Access Memory
Random Access Memory
the
temporary or "working" memory that allows multitasking
Slide6KERNEL
A key piece of the operating systemWhen the operating system starts the kern
A Key part of the
Operating
System
Is the first part of the Operating
S
ystem
that loads into Memory
Responsible for Disk, Task and Memory
Mangement
Slide7Video/graphics card
Sends
Images to the screen/monitor
to the screen/monitor
Slide8hard drive
“spinning platter” HDDsolid state SSD
Main data storage area
Contains
data and software files
Slide9OpticalFloppy
Zip/Thumb
Hardware
that enables data to be
read/written from some type of media
Drives
Slide10Monitors/Display Screens
This one is pretty obvious, right? It displays the signals the video/graphics card is sending
Slide11peripherals
a device that can connect to the main computer (examples: keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer)
Slide12Ports
Work as an interface that
allows a peripheral device
to connect to a computer
There are several different types of these
Slide13This is CS50 AP.