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Introduction - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Application
        
        Refers to programs that make the computer useful to the user; includes spreadsheets, word processors, etc
      - Operating
        
        Set of programs that manage the hardware systems and controls their processes; include linux, os, windows, mac, etc
  - - - Performs a cycle of fetch, decode and execute when processing info; it fetches an instruction from the main memory; that instruction is a number in which it then decodes, generating an electronic signal; the signal is routed to a specific computer part which performs a specific output
      - Consists of hte Arithmetic logic and control unit
    - - also known as RAM(random access memory); contiants sequence of instructions of running programs, and data used by those programs
      - RAM divided into bytes; which contains eight bits; each bit is on or off and generates a pattern forming a character or number
      - Each byte in memory is assigned an address; the RAM is volatile meaning when the computer is off, the memory is erased; a section of two or four bytes is a word
    - - Unlike RAM, SSD's are unvolatile; include disk/cd drive/external drive; solid state/usb/dvd drive
    - - Input devices such as mouse, keyboard, etc take input from user(data that computer collects from outside world)
      - Output sends data to the outside world; include monitors and printers;