Engineering Science 1036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Floppy Disk, Computer Hardware, Disk Storage

• School: Western University
• Department: Engineering Science
• Course: Engineering Science 1036A/B
• Professor: Quazi Rahman

Document Summary

Computer programmable machine design to follow and process instructions such as code at an enormous speed. Computer program aka software, a list of instructions directing the computer to perform a task. A computer would execute the instructions given to it by a computer program. Hardware refers to the computer equipment, such as: keyboard, mouse, hard disk, printer, etc. Software another name for a computer program. Example: an operating system is a software that provides a convenient and efficient interface between the user and the hardware. Computer system the combination of hardware and software. Cpu aka central processing unit, consists of two major parts and can be considered the brain of the computer, as it controls most operations and calculations. The two major components that aid the cpu are: control unit aka the cu, it controls the computer resources, also called the processor.