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Computer
Data Processing
Capture Data
Manipulate Data
Output Results
Information
Data is raw material used as input and information is
processed data obtained as output of data processing
Characteristics of Computers
Characteristics of Computers
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Characteristics of Computers
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Evolution of Computers
Evolution of Computers
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Computer Generations
Computer Generations
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Computer Generations
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Third ▪ ICs with SSI and ▪ Timesharing ▪ Faster, smaller, more ▪ IBM 360/370
(1964-1975) MSI technologies operating reliable, easier and ▪ PDP-8
▪ Larger magnetic system cheaper to produce
▪ PDP-11
cores memory ▪ Standardization ▪ Commercially, easier ▪ CDC 6600
▪ Larger capacity of high-level to use, and easier to
disks and programming upgrade than
magnetic tapes languages previous generation
secondary ▪ Unbundling of systems
storage software from ▪ Scientific, commercial
▪ Minicomputers; hardware and interactive on-
upward line applications
compatible family
of computers
Computer Generations
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Computer Generations
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Fifth ▪ ICs with ULSI ▪ Micro-kernel based, ▪ Portable computers ▪ IBM notebooks
(1989- technology multithreading, ▪ Powerful, cheaper, ▪ Pentium PCs
Present) ▪ Larger capacity distributed OS reliable, and easier ▪ SUN
main memory, ▪ Parallel to use desktop Workstations
hard disks with programming machines
▪ IBM SP/2
RAID support libraries like MPI & ▪ Powerful
PVM ▪ SGI Origin 2000
▪ Optical disks as supercomputers
portable read-only ▪ JAVA ▪ PARAM 10000
▪ High uptime due to
storage media ▪ World Wide Web hot-pluggable
▪ Notebooks, ▪ Multimedia, components
powerful desktop Internet ▪ Totally general
PCs and applications purpose machines
workstations ▪ Easier to produce
▪ More complex
▪ Powerful servers, supercomputing commercially,
supercomputers applications easier to upgrade
▪ Internet ▪ Rapid software
▪ Cluster computing development
possible
Key Words/Phrases
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
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▪ Computer as a system
Storage Unit
Secondary
Storage
Control
Unit
Indicates flow of
instructions and data
Arithmetic Indicates the control
Logic Unit exercised by the
control unit
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Input Unit
Output Unit
Storage Unit
▪ Primary storage
▪ Secondary storage
Primary Secondary
Property Desirable
storage storage
Storage
Large storage capacity Small Large
capacity
Main Memory
Memory Capacity
Types of ROMs
Type Usage
Data is burnt by the manufacturer
Manufacturer-programmed
of the electronic equipment in
ROM
which it is used.
User-programmed ROM
or The user can load and store
“read-only” programs and data in
Programmable ROM
it
(PROM)
Types of ROMs
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Type Usage
Electrically EPROM
(EEPROM) A type of EPROM chip in which the
or stored information is erased by
using high voltage electric pulses
Flash memory
Cache Memory
Arithmetic Central
Logic Unit Control Unit = Processing
+ (CU)
(ALU) Unit (CPU)
Cache
Memory
Accumulato
Decode r register
r I/
Program General- O
control register purpose register
Instruction General- D
register purpose E
register V
Memory I
address register C
Memory buffer E
register S
Input/Output
register
General- General-purpose
purpose register register
Instruction Set
Registers
Sr.
Name of Register Function
No.
Holds address of the active memory
1 Memory Address (MAR)
location
Holds contents of the accessed
2 Memory Buffer (MBR)
(read/written) memory word
Holds address of the next instruction to
3 Program Control (PC)
be executed
Holds data to be operated upon,
4 Accumulator (A)
intermediate results, and the results
Holds an instruction while it is being
5 Instruction (I)
executed
Used to communicate with the I/O
6 Input/Output (I/O)
devices
Processor Speed
Key Words/Phrases
Key Words/Phrases
Key Words/Phrases
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