ISE101: Computing FundamentalsLecture 2

Today’s Lecture

• Basic operations of a computer• Parts of a computer

Basic operations of a computer

1. Input

2. Processing

3. Storage

4. Output

Parts of a computer

1.Hardware

2.Software

3.Users

4.Data

Parts of a computer

Acronyms

• PCI –Peripheral Component Interconnect• AGP –Accelerated Graphics Port• IDE –Integrated Drive Electronics• CMOS –Complementary Metal–Oxide–

Semiconductor• BIOS –Basic Input/OutputSystem• USB –Universal Serial Bus• ISA –Industry Standard Architecture

Useful resources

• www.howstuffworks.com• Peter Norton –Student’s resources• http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072978902/

student_view0/index.html– PowerPoint presentations– MCQs– Exercises– Glossary– Appendix

• www.wikipedia.org