DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH

Name Designation Branch Institute Year Subject Subject Code Topic Duration Sub. Topic Teaching Aids Revised by : Swathi K N : Lecturer : Computer Engineering : Kamala Nehru Polytechnic for Women, Hyd. : I Year : Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C : 9CM-105 : Fundamentals of Computers : 50 minutes : Introduction to computers, Organization of computer :PPT, Images :A.Rajeshwar Rao, HCMES, KRMR
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Objective
On completion of this period, you would be able to learn Organization of a Digital Computer Components of a computer

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Prerequisites
What is a computer? Computer is an electronic data processing machine

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Computer ? (Cont..)
An electronic device which accepts input, processes it, and gives the result as output

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Operations of a Computer ? Accepts the input data

Processes the data

Produces the information as output

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COMPUTER SYSTEM
monitor

Keyboar d mous e

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A Complete Computer System consists of:

Hardware Software Data User Physical components of a computer. Set of programs. Set of facts. A person who works on a computer.

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HARDWARE

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Software (C Program):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 /* Gioe.c Class average program with counter-controlled repetition */ #include <stdio.h> int main() { int counter, grade, total, average; /* initialization phase */ total = 0; counter = 1; /* processing phase */ while ( counter <= 10 ) { printf( "Enter grade: " ); scanf( "%d", &grade ); total = total + grade; counter = counter + 1; }

/* termination phase */ average = total / 10; printf( "Class average is %d\n", average );
return 0; }

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Components of computer system

Input unit Memory unit ALU (Arithmetic & Logical Unit)

Control unit
Output unit

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Block diagram of a digital computer

SECONDARY MEMORY (BACKING STORAGE)

INPUT UNIT

MEMORY UNIT

OUTPUT UNIT

CONTROL UNIT
CPU

ALU

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COMPONENTS (Cont..)
INPUT UNIT Device, which accepts the program & data from user

OUTPUT UNIT Device, which shows results in desired form.

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 MEMORY UNIT

Stores programs, data (input, output) and

intermediate results temporarily. CPU (Central Processing Unit) ALU (ARITHMETIC & LOGICAL UNIT) CU (CONTROL UNIT)
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CPU (Central Processing Unit) CPU is the heart and brain of the computer. Combination of ALU & CU.

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ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)

It performs two types of operations Arithmetic Operations Logical Operations

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Control Unit
Responsible for coordination and cooperation of various parts of a computer system Provides timing & control signals

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Summary

What is a computer?
Organization of a computer Components of a computer

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Questions
1. What is a Computer? 2. Explain the block diagram of a digital Computer with a neat diagram? 3. List the different components of a computer & explain?

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Quiz
1. A Computer is called as ? a) b) Electronic Machine Mechanical Machine

c)
d)

Electromechanical Machine
Electrical Machine

Answer: a
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Quiz (Contd..)

2. Brain of computer. a. Input Unit b. Control Unit c. CPU d. Output Unit Answer: c

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3. The meaningful form of data is called a. instruction b. data c. information d. all the above Answer: c

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Assignment
With the help of your lecturer, try to identity different parts of a computer system and try to understand the working of the system

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