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University of Southeastern Philippines
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electronics Engineering Program
University of Southeastern Philippines
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electronics Engineering Program
BES$103
Lesson$1
Computer Organization
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
University of Southeastern Philippines
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electronics Engineering Program
BES 103 Lesson 1 Computer Organization
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Contents A. Elements of Computer System B. Computer System Hardware ComponentsCourse Overview C. Basic Computer System Organization D. Basic Components of a Computer System E. A Detailed Computer System Flow F. Computer Categories
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computer System Hardware Components
- Actually, all computer systems, no matter how complex they may be, contain the following hardware components:
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Basic Computer System Organization
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System
- Central Processing Unit (CPU) Also known as “” Microprocessor or simply “ processor ”, which is made of an integrated circuit designed to process instructions.
- It consists of three main parts
- Control Unit^ - controls and directs the transfer of program instructions and data between other units. 2. Arithmetic/Logic Unit-^ performs arithmetic & logical operations
- Registers-^ hold data that is being processed by the ALU
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System
- STORAGE HIERARCHY
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System
- 2. Secondary storage, on the other hand, refers to the external storage devices used to store data on a permanent basis.
- Aside from Hard Disk Drive (HDD), what else do you think are examples of this?
- Examples: SSD, Flash Drive and CDs/DVDs, Tape Backup.
University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program A Detailed Computer System Flow
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Loading the executable from disk into main memory
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Writing the output string from memory to the display
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Individual Use
- Desktop computers The most common type of computer Sits on the desk or floor Performs a variety of tasks
- Workstations Specialized computers More powerful than a desktop
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Individual Use
- Smart phones Hybrid of cell phone and PDA Web surfing, e-mail access
- Video game console an interactive entertainment computer
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Organizations
- Network servers ü Centralized computer ü All other computers connect ü Provides access to network resources ü Multiple servers are called server farms ü Often simply a powerful desktop