Subject- Information Security

Division-B

Roll no – 61094 and 61095

Topic – Various computing platforms.

MEANING of Computer Platform:

A Platform is a group of technologies that are used as a base upon which

other applications,processes or technologies are developed. In personal
computing , a platform is the basic hardware(computer) and software(operating
system) on which software applications can be run.

IN BRIEF:

A computer platform is a system that consists of a hardware device and

an operating system that an application , program or process runs upon. An
example of a computer platform is a desktop computer with Microsoft Windows
installed on it. A desktop is a hardware device and windows is an operating
system.

The operating system acts as an interface between the computer and the
user and also between the computer and the application. So in order to have a
functional device, one should have a hardware and an operating system together
to make a usable computer platform for a program to run on.

The hardware portion of a computer platform consists of a processor,

memory and storage. The processor is a bit like the human brain and the memory
is like a scratchpad for the brain to use while working out a problem. the term
microcomputer has fallen somewhat out of favor now most people just refer to
these machines as computers or personal computers.