This is CS50 AP. an introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming Unit 0 Module 4 © David J. Malan, Doug Lloyd
hardware binary number system
Motherboard The main circuit board – it connects all the other parts
CPU speed (GHz) memory CPU The “brain” of the computer It interprets and executes the commands from the hardware and software
RAM size speed Random Access Memory Random Access Memory the temporary or "working" memory that allows multitasking
KERNEL A key piece of the operating system When the operating system starts the kern A Key part of the Operating System Is the first part of the Operating System that loads into Memory Responsible for Disk, Task and Memory Mangement
Video/graphics card Sends Images to the screen/monitor to the screen/monitor
hard drive “spinning platter” HDD solid state SSD Main data storage area Contains data and software files
Optical Floppy Zip/Thumb Hardware that enables data to be read/written from some type of media Drives
Monitors/Display Screens This one is pretty obvious, right? It displays the signals the video/graphics card is sending
peripherals a device that can connect to the main computer (examples: keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer)
Ports Work as an interface that allows a peripheral device to connect to a computer There are several different types of these
This is CS50 AP.