South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Faculty of Islamic Studies & Arabic Language

ITC 11012 - Introduction to Information Technology
Handout - 02
The Computer System

-Hardware

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1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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2. Storage

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2.1. Primary Storage

RAM, ROM .

RAM (Random Access Memory)

ROM (Read Only Memory) .

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(

.chip)

2.2. Secondary Storage

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Floppy Disk), (Hard Disk) (CD ROM),

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Pen Drive

3. Input Devices

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Keyboard, Mouse, Touch Screen, Joystick, Barcode reader, Smart Cards, CD Rom, Digital Camera, Microphone

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4. Output Devices

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( .Monitor), Speaker, Printer

Software

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i. (System Software): .
:Windows, Linux

ii. (Application Software) :

CorelDraw

: .Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop,

Live ware

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 Firmware

Chip

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1. Hardware

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1.1 CPU (Central Processing Unit/ Processor)

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Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)

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Control Unit

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)Execution Cores)

)Clock Speed) ,

)Bus Width),

Clock Speed
)Signals)
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)Internal Clock)

Hz . ) Hz, MHz,
GHz)
. 1000MHz
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1000

. 3GHz

Bus Width

(Bit)

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. 8Bit, 16Bit, 32Bit, 64Bit, 128Bit, 256Bit

32Bit, 64Bit
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Execution Cores

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)Single Core)
, )Internet Browser)
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)Multi Core)

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)RAM)

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:
Intel, American Micro Devices (AMD), IBM, Motorola, Cyrix, Texas Instruments

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