CIS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Direct Current, Nanosecond, Machine Code

• School: ASU
• Department: Computer Information Systems
• Course: CIS 105
• Professor: Mc Carthy Matthew

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Chapter 2- inside the computer & chapter 4- storage. Not here to learn how a computer or printer works, but we need to know how the inside works. Choosing and buying technology: you may not know how it works, it seems to work every time. *-the system unit -main body of the computer- contains the motherboard: contains assorted computer components, power supply cooling fan disk drive(s, primary memory secondary memory expansion cards / slots. If you purchased 1,200 internal hard drives at 90% off, are they worth it with the evolution of. The motherboard (sometimes called a system board or logic board: essentially a circuit board. * printed circuit board (pcb)- use this name on the exam: replaces loose wiring, reduced size, made of non-conductive plastic. The motherboard is analogous to land that contains buildings, roads, and infrastructure. Imagine a large piece of land with an enormous distribution center in the middle, with roads from all points of the compass.