BUS 237 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Apple Inc., Universal Product Code, Management Information System

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Zorana Svedic

Document Summary

The first digital computing machine used in business and government. Smaller than mainframes, the precursor to personal computers. Electronic components and related gadgetry that input, process, output, store, and communicate data according to instructions encoded in computer programs or software. Hardware devices that attach to a computer; for example, keyboards, mouse, document scanners, and barcode (universal product code) scanners. Computing technology that allow for the modification, storage, or deletion of data. The cpu selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results of operations in memory. A set of cells in which each cell holds a byte of data or instructions; each cell has an address, and the cpu uses the addresses to identify particular data frames. Memory that is external to the processing unit that is used for primary working memory in a computing system. Hardware that displays the results of the computer"s processing.