Component 4; Unit 2 Computer Hardware
Description:
This unit provides a foundation on computer functioning, data representation, input and output devices, and the CPU and its role in system functionality.
Objectives:
- Describe the major components of a computer system.
- Provide examples of input and output devices used in health care.
- Discuss primary and secondary storage devices.
- Introduce binary notation and describe data representation, storage, and manipulation in binary format.
- Introduce data types and explain how different data types are stored and addressed.
- Describe the functionality of the central processing unit (CPU).
- Provide examples of CPUs designed for health care applications.
Component 4; Unit 2; Lecture 2a Comp4_unit2a_Lecture_Slides
Components and Peripherals (12:50)
Component 4; Unit 2; Lecture 2b Comp4_unit2b_Lecture_Slides
Ports, Memory, and Secondary Storage (13:51)
Component 4; Unit 2; Lecture 2c Comp4_unit2c_Lecture_Slides
Data Types, Data Addresses, and the CPU (10:39)
Suggested Readings
Central processing unit. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit.
Corey. (2016, March 4). How to Build a Gaming PC 2016 – Step by Step Guide to Choosing Your Hardware [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://newbcomputerbuild.com/newb-computer-build/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc-2016-step-by-step-guide/.
Hock-Chuan, C. (n.d.). A Tutorial on Data Representation: Integers, Floating-point Numbers, and Characters [Teaching notes]. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/java/DataRepresentation.html.
Lin, C. (2003, March 12). ASCII vs. Binary Files [Online lecture notes]. Retrieved from: https://www.cs.umd.edu/class/sum2003/cmsc311/Notes/BitOp/asciiBin.html.