Hardware

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  • Created by: Basital
  • Created on: 10-03-17 19:22
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  • Hardware
    • CPU
      • Processes data
      • Undertakes instructions given by applications and inputs
    • Motherboard
      • Links CPU to the memory and other hardware
    • Graphic Card
      • Contains a processor like the CPU
      • Can be used to process the the graphic portion of the processing load
    • Hard Drive
      • Stores a majority of your data
      • The unit that houses the hard disk, where data is physically stored
    • Flash Memory
      • Quickly accessible memory
      • Can be easily rewritten
      • Retains data even without power
    • ROM
      • Form of memory
      • Non volatile
      • Contains pre-installed data that cannot be changed
      • Read only memory
    • RAM
      • Random access memory
      • Form of memory
      • When a program is opened, it gets loaded from the hard drive into the RAM
        • Reading data from RAM is much quicker, making the program's use quicker

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