MOST COMMON PERSONAL COMPUTER
Desktop
laptop
tablet
smartphones
wearable computer
Basic components of system unit
SYSTEM BOARD
MICROPROCESSOR
MEMORY
controls all communication for the computer system.
System Board ( main board or motherboard)
Internal and External Devices connect to the system board
Sockets
Slots
Bus lines
number of bits that can be accessed by the microprocessors at one time.
WORD
refers to the number of times the CPU can fetch and process data
Clock speed
holds data, instructions, and information.
Memory
3 types of memory chips
RAM
ROM
Flash Memory
are called temporary or volatile storage
RAM
are non-volatile storage
ROM
does not lose its content when power is removed.
Flash Memory