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Computer Fundamentals

Describe the 5 key parts of a micro-computer.

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A micro-computer is a machine built with hardware and ran by software. The 5 key parts among the various hardware and software are as follows. 1. Processor Processor is the brain of the micro computer Processors include millions of transistors. the performance increases with the number of transistors It runs the programs The processor can … Read more

Write down about the computer hardware devices in the organization of a micro computer.

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A basic PC (Personal Computer) has a number of computer hardware elements. Most of these elements are contained in the system unit of the micro computer. The hardware devices in the organization of a micro computer are as follows. 1. Processor: Processor is the brain of the micro computer Processors include millions of transistors. the … Read more

What is Bus and Bus Speed? Illustrate interconnected buses in motherboard.

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Bus: Bus is an electrical path that resides inside the motherboard. There are two main types of bus; internal or system bus and external or expansion bus. The system bus connects the CPU to other devices and the expansion bus connects the external devices such as keyboard, mouse etc. to the CPU. The three main … Read more

8 Differences between optical and magnetic storage devices.

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Differences between optical and magnetic storage devices are how they store and retrieve data. Both devices are used for long term data storage. However, magnetic storage devices such as hard disk exists because of huge storage capacity and optical storage devices such as CD exists because of it’s portability feature.

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Compare among Assembler, Compiler and Interpreter

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Assembler, compiler and interpreter are translator software but they are different mostly on how they translate. # Subject to Differentiate Assembler Compiler Interpreter 1 Number of lines Assembler converts each line of assembler code into online of machine code Compiler converts all the lines of source code at a time Interpreter converts one line of … Read more

What are the different types of programming languages based on evolution history. Discuss.

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Based on evolution history, programming languages are divided into these three broad categories, they are as follows, 1. Machine Language: Machine Language consists of 1s and 0s only. These are hard to use. Machine languages are called the first generation languages. A machine can understand these languages. There is not translator of these languages as … Read more