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Computer is

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)

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