This week’s topics
Hardware: the parts of a computer
- CPU, memory, storage and devices
- What each part does
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Describe the role of hardware and software components.
Activity
Label the main parts inside a computer.
Study materials
Further resources
- Workplace Software and Skills, 1.2: How Computers Work · PDF · OpenStax Workplace Software and Skills (2023), 1.2: the main hardware parts and what they do, pp. 28–29 · for registered students
- Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, 1.4.1: Hardware Organization · PDF · Bryant & O'Hallaron, CS:APP 2e manuscript sample, 1.4.1: CPU, memory, buses and I/O devices (a step up), pp. 6–8 · for registered students
- Introduction to Computer Science, 5.1: Computer Systems Organization · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science (2024), 5.1: CPU, memory and storage in a computer system, pp. 194–197 · for registered students
- An educational setting to improve students' understanding of computer architecture concep… · Open-access article · Kyriakou et al. (2023), Informatics in Education. Teaching the main parts of a computer: CPU, memory and buses. · for registered students
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