Iqbal Thinkingmap
Iqbal Thinkingmap
Iqbal Thinkingmap
an electronic
device
receive input,
process data,
produces
output and
store data.
Computer system
is a collection of
related computer
component
(hardware&softw
are) that have
been designed to
work smoothly
Hardware:
Input devices,
system unit,
output devices,
storage devices
and
communication
devices
Storage
holds data,
instructions
and
information
of future
use.
Output is
the data
that has
been
processed
into useful
form
OVERVIEW
OF A
COMPUTER
SYSTEM
Process is
transformi
ng data
into
information
Basic
processes
involve in a
computer
(IPC) : input,
process,
output,
Input is the
data or
instructions
entered into
a memory
of computer
DATA REPRESENTATION
Bits
(Binary
digit)
Bytes
Consist of 1
and 0
A group of 8
bits
Bit 1
represent
ON
Bit 0
represent
Represent a
character
such as
digit, letter
etc.
Diskett
e
Tape
drive
CDROM
Types of
Storage
DVD
Hard
disks
BluRay
STORAGE CAPACITY
Capacity
refers to how
much disk
space are or
more storage
devices
provides
Conversion of
Unit 102
102
4
KB
102
4
GB
MB
102
4
102
4
102
4
102
4
102
4
TB
102
4
PB
102
4
ASCII
UNICODE
Popular
Coding
Schemes
EBCDIC
Use 8 bits
and
represent
256 different
characters
Use the
combinati
on of 1
and 0
ASCII &
EBCDIC
Used in
mainframe
(EBCDIC
only) ,
minicomput
ers, PC and
server
Use 16
bits and
represent
65536
different
characters
UNICODE
Use to
represent
data
Used in
several
OS
(Windows,
Mac,
Linux)