Content
Overview
Computer System
Hardware Components
Logical System Components
Types of Computer Systems
Personal Computers
Workstations and Minicomputers
Mainframes and Supercomputers
Types of Systems
Form of Computer Data
CPU Characteristics: Speed
Bus Line Width
Other Types of Memory
Parallel Processing
System Unit
System Board
Expansion
Ports
Secondary Storage Hardware
Magnetic Tape Drives
Magnetic Disks
Hard Disks
Hard Disk Fragmentation
Optical Disks
Input Hardware
Scanning Hardware
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
Output Hardware
Display Screens
Printers and Plotters
Special-purpose Devices
Buying Hardware