Fundamentals of computer

What is a computer?

A computer is an electronic device that receives input, processes it, and outputs results to the user.

I am aware that you are curious about what an electronic device is, but please wait. First, we discuss two different categories of computers.

General-purpose computers: General-purpose computers include laptops, desktop computers, mobile phones, and other devices that can carry out a variety of tasks.

Specific computers: Specific computers are those that can only perform one task. for instance, microwaves, washing machines, cameras, etc.

What is an electronic device? Let's discuss this

Devices come in two categories:

Electrical devices: Not every electrical appliance is a computer. Electrical devices are those that use high-voltage electricity to operate.

Electronic devices: Every electronic device is a computer. Electronic devices are those that operate on low-voltage electricity.

How is a computer capable of understanding anything? Now, let's discuss

• Anything can be translated into 0s and 1s for the computer to understand. Binary 0 and 1 are digits. A computer only stores data in the form of 0s and 1s. We can now convert any information or data into 0 and 1 in a variety of ways. In the upcoming blog, we'll go over one method.

How is the computer's memory stored as 0 and 1? Let's talk about

• There are two stages, 0 and 1, in a computer's hardware, which consists of the processor, RAM, ROM, etc. Let me explain. Capacitors are the building blocks of RAM. A charge is kept in the capacitor. Assuming you are RAM, 0 indicates that your capacitor is uncharged, and 1 indicates that it is charged. According to what we know, the computer can understand 0 and 1, but RAM has two stages.

Hardware: What is it?

• The hardware of a computer includes its physical components, such as its RAM, ROM, processor, etc.
• Hardware can be summed up as anything physical.

What exactly is the file?

• A collection of data or information makes up the file.
• The computer software comes in.exe format or extension.

What is software?

Two different kinds of software exist:

System software: This software only communicates with the hardware of the computer. operating system, for instance.

Application software: This software only communicates with the user of the computer. Say, Visual Studio Code, youtube , etc.

What is an operating system?

• It is system software.
• It offers an interface between the user and the device. Utilizing application software is made possible by the operating system.
• We also called it the computer system manager because it manages files, memory, and processes. Consider Ubuntu, Windows, Mac, etc.

Conclusion

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Gratitude for reading.