Hardware and Software

IBPS SPECIAL COACHING

DEE DIAMOND HARBOUR 2018 1

 Learning Objectives
– Identify and discuss the role of the essential
hardware components of a computer system.
– List and describe popular classes of computer
systems and discuss the role of each.
– Outline the role of the operating system and
discuss how operating systems have evolved
over time.
– Identify and briefly describe the functions of
the two basic kinds of software.

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 Computer System Components

Access, decode,
coordinate Math calculations
instructions

Hold program
instructions and
data

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 Hardware Components in Action

• Instruction phase
– Step 1: Fetch instruction
– Step 2: Decode instruction

• Execution phase
– Step 3: Execute the instruction
– Step 4: Store the results

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Execution of an Instruction

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Processing and Memory
Devices

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 Processing Characteristics and
Functions

• Machine cycle time: Time to execute the

instruction phase
• Clock speed:
– Rate at which electronic pulses are produces.
– Measured in MHz
• Wordlength
– Bit (Binary digiT): 0 or 1
– Unit for moving data
– Wordlength: The number of bits a CPU can process
in a unit time
– 32-64 bit processors
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Moore’s Law

• Number of
transistors
doubles
every 18
months

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Number of Bytes

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 Types of Memory (1)

• Random access memory (RAM)

– Volatile
– Extended Data Out (EDO) RAM
– Dynamic Ram (DRAM)
– Synchronous DRAM:
• Faster transfer speed between memory and
processor

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 Types of Memory (2)

Read-only memory (ROM)

– Non-volatile
– Permanent data and instructions from
manufacturer
– Types
• PROM: Programmable
• EPROM: Erasable programmable

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Basic Types of Memory Chips

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Secondary Storage and Output
Devices

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Cost Comparisons for Various Forms of
Data Storage

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 Secondary Storage Access Methods

• Sequential access
– Access in the same order it was written
– Ex: Need to access memory location 5. Then, you
need to go through 1, 2, 3, and 4 first.
• Direct access
– Directly access the location
– Faster than sequential access
• Sequential access storage devices (SASD)
• Direct access storage devices (DASD)
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 Secondary Storage Devices (1)

• Magnetic tapes: Similar to audio tapes, SASD

• Magnetic discs: Hard disk, DASD
• RAID: Redundant array of independent
inexpensive disks
– Data stored more than once in one of the disks
– Even if one disk fails, data can still be retrieved
• SAN: Storage area network
– Consist of many storage devices
• Optical discs, DASD
– CD-ROM

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 Secondary Storage Devices (2)

• Magneto-optical discs
• Digital versatile discs (DVD): Up to 17 GB
storage
• Memory cards
– Installed in a slot
– Portable
• Expandable storage: Removable disk cartridges
– Portable
– Zip drives

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Types of Secondary Storage

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 Hard Disc

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Storage Area Network

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Digital Versatile Disc Player

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Expandable Storage

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Comparison of Secondary Storage
Devices

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 Input Devices
• Personal computer input devices
– Keyboard
– Mouse
• Voice-recognition devices
– Microphone
– Software to convert voice into bits
• Digital computer cameras
– Record images and video
• Terminals
– Connects to a powerful server for computations
• Scanning devices
– Page
– Handheld
• Touch-sensitive Screens
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A PC Equipped with a Computer Camera

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 Output Devices
• Display Monitors
– Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
– Wide
– Lights up pixels
• Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
– Flat panel
• Printers and Plotters
– Speed measured in pages (page printed per minute)
• Music Devices
– MP3 Players
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Laser Printer

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Types of Computer Systems

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Overview of Software

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 Overview of Software

• Computer programs: Sequences of instructions

• Documentation: Describe program functions
• Systems software: Coordinate the activities of
the hardware
• Computer system platform:
– Hardware configuration + systems software
• Application software: Programs that help users
with certain tasks

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Classifying Software by Type and Sphere
of Influence

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Systems Software

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 Operating Systems

• Perform common computer hardware functions

– Ex: Get input from keyboard
• Provide a user interface
– Command-based user interface (ms-dos)
– Graphical-user interface (windows)
• Provide a degree of hardware independence
– Application program interface
• Manage system memory
– Convert logical view to physical view

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 Operating Systems

• Manage processing tasks

– Allocate computer resources
– Multitasking (run more than once application at a
time)
– Time-sharing (allow multiple access to a system)
• Provide networking capability
– Enable connection to the Internet
• Control access to system resources
– Authentication
• Manage files
– Access to files
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Role of the Operating System

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Application Program Interface

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An Example of the Operating System
Controlling Physical Access to Data

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Popular Operating Systems

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 Workgroup Operating Systems

• Windows 2000 Server

• Unix
• Netware
• Red Hat Linux
• Mac OS X Server

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Consumer Appliance Operating Systems

• Windows CE .NET
• Windows XP Embedded
• Handheld PC
• Pocket PC
• Palm OS

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Application Software

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Sources of Software

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Proprietary and Off-the-Shelf Software

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Examples of Personal Productivity Software

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 TurboTax

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 Quicken

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Word Processing Program

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Spreadsheet Program

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Database Program

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Graphics Program

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Software Suites

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Enterprise Application Software

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Use of Integrated Supply Chain
Management Software

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Selected Enterprise Resource Planning
Vendors

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 Summary of Programming Languages

• First: Computer interactions written in machine code

– Machine language
• Second:
– Abbreviations for common operations
– Assembler converts code to machine language
– Assembly language
• Third
– Instructions are English-like
– Compliers convert code to machine language
– Fortran: Good for scientific computing
– Cobol: Good file handling
– Java: Good for Web applications

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 Summary of Programming Languages

• Fourth
– Even easy for non-programmers
– Tell what to do, not how to do it
– Focus, Powerhouse
• Visual Programming Languages
– Point-and-click
– Drag-and-drop
– Useful for user interfaces
– Visual Basic, Visual C++
• Object-oriented Languages
– Objects contain data, methods to operate data
– C++, Java

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 Summary

• Hardware devices work together to perform input, processing, data

storage, and output.

• There are two main categories of software: systems software and

application software.

• An operating system (OS) is a set of computer programs that

controls the computer hardware to support users’ computing needs.

• Application software may be proprietary or off-the-shelf.

• There are five generations of programming languages, plus object-

oriented programming languages.

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