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Computer fundamentals (Coggle revision) (Krishan's part (State the…
Computer fundamentals (Coggle revision)
Krishan's part
State the main elements of a computer system
Hardware
Input devices
Keyboard
Mouse
External drives
Microphone
Processor
Main memory
Secondary memory
Output devices
Monitor
Printer
Speaker
Software
Word processor
DBMS
Presentation
Photoshop
Utility software
System clean up tools
Anti virus
Malware detection
Spyware detection
State the commonalities between different types of computer devices ( tablets, phones, games consoles and laptop/desktop)
They all have processor so basic task can be run. Without processors, computer devices wouldn't exist as it cannot do run any tasks.
They all have inputs because a tablet has an input, a phone has a input for microphones and chargers , games consoles have inputs for controllers, and laptops/desktops have input to enter information and data into.
They all have storage as a tablet and phones have storage to store data and apps, games consoles have storage to store games.
Be able to explain how computer systems have affected the way we go about daily tasks, giving at least 4 examples (give 2 different examples)
Computers help in business as it is less time consuming to do stuff in general
Computers have helped in the medical field as it allows us to monitor a persons vital in real time
Kawsar's part
Be able to explain how computer systems have affected the way we go about daily tasks, giving at least 4 examples (I'll give 2 examples)
One way computer systems have affected the way we go about daily tasks is that it has made it easier as computer systems are more efficient and text can be edited.
Another way computer systems have affected the way we go on about daily tasks is that it has improved our quality of education as certain topics about subjects can be found out on the computer
Be able to explain the importace of computers in our world. Giving four examples of the impact of failure such as banking systems
One impact of failure in an airplane is that it can cause the plane to crash
Failure of a computer system in a hospital could cause people to die
In a company, if a computer system/server fails, it may cause the company to lose a lot of money due to downtime
A security breach in a computer system can cause a lot of sensitive data to be leaked
Relate the importance of computing in society for the need to improve reliability. Be able to give 2 examples of how reliability could be improved.
One way reliability can be improved in a computer system is by extensively testing the system
Another way is by adding in updates which improve the reliability of the computer system
This mind map is by Krishan and Kawsar