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Physical components of a computer system which include the system unit and its
components and peripheral devices; TANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE
COMPUTER - ANSWER-HARDWARE
A collection of computers and resources CONNECTED by various media so that
they can COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. - ANSWER-NETWORK
Systems Software and Applications Software - ANSWER-SOFTWARE
CATEGORIES
RULES provided by WHICH NETWORKS communicate with each other -
ANSWER-IP PROTOCOL
STORES the programs BEING EXECUTED and the data they are using. -
ANSWER-COMPUTER MEMORY
, Controls THE SPEED at which instructions are processed. - ANSWER-SYSTEM
CLOCK
Stands for Random Access Memory. It temporarily stores data before it is
processed and sent to your screen or printer. IT IS VOLATILE (means data or
information stored disappears when the computer is turned off or loses power). -
ANSWER-RAM
Transistor components, magnetic core memory, smaller size, easier to program,
disk drives and drums, called mainframe computers - ANSWER-2nd Generation of
Computers
Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called mini
computers, networks introduced via dumb terminals - ANSWER-3rd Generation of
Computers
Written for a specific machine by the engineers who built and ran the computers;
no need for OS since only one program could run at a time - ANSWER-Low-level
Language
Easier than machine but still required detailed, precise LOW LEVEL instructions -
ANSWER-Assembly Language
Function is to TRANSLATE ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER; take source
code and convert it to another form; source code by itself cannot be read by a
computer - ANSWER-Language Translator Programs