Monday, March 14, 2011

Types and components of computer systems

Candidates should be able to:

(a) define hardware, giving examples

(b) define software, giving examples

(c) describe the difference between hardware and software

(d)  identify the main components of a general-purpose computer: central processing unit, main/internal
memory (including ROM and RAM), input devices, output devices and secondary/backing storage

(e)  identify operating systems, including those which contain a graphical user interface, a command line
interface

(f)  identify different types of computer including Personal Computer or desktop, mainframe, laptop, palmtop
and Personal Digital Assistant

(g) describe recent developments in ICT

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