COMP 1047 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Network Interface Controller, Microprocessor, Printed Circuit Board

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Processing - manipulation of computer data (cpus and microprocessors) Computer program - collection of instructions that makes the computer perform specific processing tasks --> softwares! Server - a computer program that supplies computers with data. Client - digital device or software that requests data from a server. Download - the act of copying data from a server to a client (your computer) Upload - the act of copying data from a client to a server. Supercomputer - a computer that operates at the fastest and most powerful that a computer can ever currently get. Mainframe computer - processes data from 1000s of computers at the same time; very expensive; used in big organizations for things like worldwide transactions. Microprocessor - a computer processors on a small chip that contains the functions of a cpu. Microcontroller - microprocessor for special purposes like watches and microwaves. Analog data - data that is represented using values on an infinite scale.

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