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Lecture 4
Computer Systems
During the Second Lecture …
• We talked about the evolution of computers
• Supercomputers
• Mainframes
• Servers
• Desktops
• Portables
Supercomputers (1)
• State-of-the-art machines designed to perform
calculations as fast as the current technology allows
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The Bus!
Control Integer Keyboard Mouse
Unit Unit
Compact
Floating Disk
Cache
Point
Memory
Unit
Processor Hard
System Bus
Disk
Memory
Bus
1. Parallel
2. Serial
3. SCSI
4. USB
5. Firewire
Processor
• Pentium
• Celeron
• Athlon
• PowerPC
• StrongARM (PDA)
• Crusoe (Laptops)
• SPARC (Workstations)
Memory/Storage
• RAM
• Punch cards
• ROM
• Hard disk
• Floppy disk
• Tape
• CD
• DVD
Classifying Memory/Storage
• Electronic (RAM, ROM)
magnetic (HD, FD, Tape), optical (CD, DVD)
Plotter
Speakers
Monitor
input device or output device?
mo⚫dem
modulator
demodulator
mo dem
Modem is an example of a device
that acts both as an input as well
as an output device
– Network cared
– Touch screens
What have we learnt today?