COIS 1010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Flash Memory, Laptop, Expansion Card

• School: Trent University
• Department: Computing & Information Systems
• Course: COIS 1010H
• Professor: Different

Document Summary

Short answer questions will be out of four marks on both lecture slides and spoken comments. Could be matching definitions to the word on the exam. Exam matching questions: ram, registers, rom, etc. General machine that is supposed to do things for us very well. Expansion card: connects peripheral devices or adds new capabilities to a computer. Expansion slots: connect expansion cards to the motherboard to add additional capabilities. Motherboard: connects all components of the computer system; the computer"s main circuit board. Memory (ram) modules: store data temporarily while you are working on it. Memory slots: connect memory modules to the motherboard. Cpu: performs the calculations and does the comparisons needed for processing, as well as controls the other parts of the computer system. Power supply: converts standard electrical power into a form the computer can use. Hard drive: stores data and programs; the principal device for most computers.