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Chapter 3 : Hardware Flashcards

1
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Types of devices

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Input
Input/output
Output
Storage
Processing

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Input device

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Hardware device that allows the user to interact directly with a computer

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3
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Input device examples

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Keyboards
Pointing devices (mouse)
Scanners

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Input/output device

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Hardware device that allows a human operator or other systems to communicate with a computer by sending data to a computer (output) and receiving data from a computer (input)

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Examples of input/output devices

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Touch screens
Digital cameras
Smartboards

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Output devices

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Hardware devices that takes data stored on a computer and makes it available to the user in a way that is easy to understand

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Forms of output

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Pictures
Sounds

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Storage devices

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Devices with the general purpose to store data

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How do storage devices differ?

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capacity
portability
speed
- used for different reasons

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10
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types of storage devices

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hard disk drive (HDD)
external (portable) hard drives
solid-state drive (SSD)
hybrid storage device
flash drives (disks)
SD/memory cards
cd/dvd/blu-ray drives

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Processing devices

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Devices responsible for carrying out instructions and performing calculations

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Types of processing devices

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central processing unit (CPU)
graphics processing unit (GPU)

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Mobile technologies

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Small, powerful computing devices that are easy to carry around, like smartphones, laptops and tablets

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How are mobile technologies similar to DT computers?

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most of same hardware

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SP/mobile technology advantages over DT computer

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  • built-in communication devices (BT and WiFi), better at connecting to internet
  • location-based computing
  • size and weight, portable, convenient, mobile, comfortable use anywhere
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DT computer advantages over SP/mobile technologies

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  • more RAM and faster processors
  • bigger screen, not limited info (spreadsheets, word processing)
  • more comfortable and precise keyboard and mouse over touchscreen (large text input)
17
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Generally, what is DT used for and what smartphone used for?

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DT: powerful, serious computing tasks (large processing power required), large user input
SP: tasks requiring mobility, where convenient

18
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However, how have uses of SP changed over years?

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  • more powerful
  • outperforming DT computers
19
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mobile constraints

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disadvantages of smart phones, laptops and tablets caused through battery life and computing power versus power consumption

20
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how mobile constraints differ from previous disadvantages

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disadvantage independent of relation to DT computer
think of as scope of ability of mobile technologies

21
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name mobile constraints

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battery life
computing power

22
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why does battery life constrain mobile technologies - how affect and why issue

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  1. processing power of CPU linked to amount of electricity available to it : more power used, more instructions completed
  2. issue because limited amount of power stored in battery, and needs to last whole day
23
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how is computing power affected by mobility of technologies?

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  • small size of devices > all components - miniaturised
24
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how have mobile technologies adapted to compute as DT computers do?

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  • chips contain many components, incl. CPU, GPU, LTE modem, WiFi connector, RAM, BT connector, GPS tracker
  • DT separate, hence each more powerful
25
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how do mobile constraints relate to one another?

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power consumption
- high processing tasks use great power
- smaller components overworked, overheats
- battery flat quickly

26
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what is computer performance mainly dependent?

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processing performance - think mainly CPU, but also GPU ig

27
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factors having a direct effect on CPU (therefore computers) performance

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  • CPU speed
  • CPU ability to run multiple processes (do multiprocessing)
28
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speed of CPU

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how many instructions it can complete per second - more = faster

29
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what is speed of CPU linked to

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CPU’s clock speed: how frequently CPU completes an instruction per second

30
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i dont undertand clock speed vs CPU spped SEND HELP

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thank youm futurre lucy ilysm -p maybe smth like frequency wave idk :P

31
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clock speed measured in

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MHz or GHz

32
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what does multiprocessing allow

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complete tasks from multiple apps simultaneously

33
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bad multiprocessing computer consequence

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stutters if tries to run too many processes simultaneously

34
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how does other type of processing affect computer performance and what is it?

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GPU!!
- normal apps: not affect
- graphic-intensive tasks, great affect on performance if slow

35
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factors affecting GPU performance

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GPU clock speed (MHz) - higher, more instructions able to process
GPU type

36
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other factors affecting performance of computer

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memory capacity
storage
speed
disk caching
network interface card (NIC)

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