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Computer Organization: A Comprehensive Overview for Electronics Engineering Students, Lecture notes of Computer Fundamentals

Introduction to Computer Organization

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University of Southeastern Philippines
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electronics Engineering Program
University of Southeastern Philippines
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electronics Engineering Program
BES$103
Lesson$1
Computer Organization
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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

University of Southeastern Philippines

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Electronics Engineering Program

BES 103 Lesson 1 Computer Organization

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Contents A. Elements of Computer System B. Computer System Hardware ComponentsCourse Overview C. Basic Computer System Organization D. Basic Components of a Computer System E. A Detailed Computer System Flow F. Computer Categories

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computer System Hardware Components

  • Actually, all computer systems, no matter how complex they may be, contain the following hardware components:

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Basic Computer System Organization

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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System

  • Central Processing Unit (CPU) Also known as “” Microprocessor or simply “ processor ”, which is made of an integrated circuit designed to process instructions.
  • It consists of three main parts
    1. Control Unit^ - controls and directs the transfer of program instructions and data between other units. 2. Arithmetic/Logic Unit-^ performs arithmetic & logical operations
    2. Registers-^ hold data that is being processed by the ALU

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System

  • STORAGE HIERARCHY

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Basic Components of a Computer System

  • 2. Secondary storage, on the other hand, refers to the external storage devices used to store data on a permanent basis.
  • Aside from Hard Disk Drive (HDD), what else do you think are examples of this?
  • Examples: SSD, Flash Drive and CDs/DVDs, Tape Backup.

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program A Detailed Computer System Flow

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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Loading the executable from disk into main memory

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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electronics Engineering Program Writing the output string from memory to the display

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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Individual Use

  • Desktop computers The most common type of computer Sits on the desk or floor Performs a variety of tasks
  • Workstations Specialized computers More powerful than a desktop

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The 7 Best Desktop PCs of 2021 https://www.lifewire.com/best-desktop-pcs- 4045927

University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Individual Use

  • Smart phones Hybrid of cell phone and PDA Web surfing, e-mail access
  • Video game console an interactive entertainment computer

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University of Southeastern Philippines COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Computers For Organizations

  • Network servers ü Centralized computer ü All other computers connect ü Provides access to network resources ü Multiple servers are called server farms ü Often simply a powerful desktop