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5) Inside a Computer
Power supply
Mother Board
CPU (central processing unit)
External Cache
Internal Cache
Expansion Slots
Hard Drive
Storage Devices
Bus
6) The four tasks that a CPU performs to process information thats been inputted
by the user is Fetch: The CPU gathers the code for an instruction and places it in
the information cache. Decode: The CPU decodes - interprets - the instruction in an
area of the CPU chip called the decode cache and determines which functions are to
be performed. Execute: The CPU processes carries out or executes the
instructions and sends the results to their proper destinations. Store: The CPU
sends the results of the instructions to the proper memory location to be retained
stored for further information.
7) Computers use binary code because theyre machines that only understand two
states (off and on). The OFF state is represented by 0 and the ON state by 1. Every
piece of information thats entered into a computer has to be digitally encoded as a
series of 0s and 1s in order for the computer to understand it.
Peripheral
1) Peripherals are plugged into special sockets called ports using the
appropriate cables. The Peripheral devices can be attached by cable or
wireless technology to the computer to perform special functions. Eg. Modem,
Monitor and Printers
2) The purposes of expansion slots are to hold the expansion cards and the
numbers of slots are used to indicate the number of expansion cards that can
be added.
3)
Type of pointing device
Mouse
Track ball
Description
Mice work by being rolled along a hard,
flat surface. The left button on a mouse
is normally used to click icons and to
select items on the screen while the
right button is used to bring up window
of shortcuts and commands.
Looks like a ball thats been put into the
computer. Users roll the ball to move the
Touchpad
Storage
Storage Option
3000
240
$156
$0.05/GB
$110
$.45/GB
External Desktop
Hard Drive
8000
$340
$0.04/GB
External Portable
Hard Drive
4000
$130
$0.03/GB
4.7
$30
$6.38/GB
USB
thumb/stick/key
128
$40
$0.31/GB
drives
1) External Desktop Hard Drive is the best deal, solid state hard drive is the
worst deal, I would pick the worst deal over the best deal if I didnt need that
many GB.
2) External Portable Hard Drive is the best deal, DVD (digital video disc) is the
worst deal you would pick the Hard Drive if I needed a lot of GB space, I
would pick a Disc if I only needed a bit of GB space and I would take the USB
as an easier way to store GB because its small and portable.