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YEAR 8 Computer Systems

A computer system consists of hardware, software, and liveware that work together to manage information. Primary memory includes RAM, which is volatile and temporarily stores data, and ROM, which is non-volatile and permanently stores boot instructions. The operating system facilitates user interaction, manages memory, user accounts, files, and input/output devices, while utility software maintains computer functionality.

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YEAR 8 Computer Systems

A computer system consists of hardware, software, and liveware that work together to manage information. Primary memory includes RAM, which is volatile and temporarily stores data, and ROM, which is non-volatile and permanently stores boot instructions. The operating system facilitates user interaction, manages memory, user accounts, files, and input/output devices, while utility software maintains computer functionality.

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COMPUTER SYSTEMS

A computer system is a collection of hardware, software and liveware that work together to
process and manage information.

Primary Memory

Memory is a piece of hardware in a computer that stores data.

Its directly accessed by the CPU as its connected together

CPU is a piece of hardware in the computer that process all the data

There are two types of primary memory; Random Access Memory RAM and Read-Only Memory
ROM

RAM

Is a piece of hardware that stores data temporarily while the data waits for the CPU to process
it.

Characteristics of RAM

Ram is volatile – its content is lost when the power if turned off

Stores data and software currently being used

Data stored is constantly changing

ROM

Is a piece of hardware that permanently stores data

Characteristics of RAM

Is non – volatile storage – data is not lost when the poweris turned off

Stores instructions that are used to boot up the computer

stores data permanently as the computer needs the same instructions to boot up every time

TYPES OF SOFTWARE

Operating system

Allows the user to interact with the hardware of the computer and run applications

Examples are Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, Linux


Functions of Operating System

Providing an interface

The operating system allows the user to enter data and see the output

Memory Management

The operating system is responsible for managing the movement of data between the memory
and the CPU

Managing User Accounts

It helps in keeping data of each user separate and safe by allowing him or her to set a password

Managing files

An operating system (OS) manages files through a file system, a method for organizing, storing,
and retrieving data on a storage device

Running application software

It allows the application software to run on the hardware of the computer

Managing input and output devices

Operating system manages the data send to and from all the input and output devices that are
connected to a computer.

Utility software

It helps maintain the computer and make sure that everything is working correctly

It usually cleans and reorganize data stored in a computer

Note

Defragmenting

is the process of reorganizing fragmented data on a hard disk drive (HDD) so that related pieces
of data are stored in contiguous (adjoining) blocks

DATA REPRESENTATION

THE BINARY AND DENARY NUMBER SYSTEMS

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