Logical and Physical Design
Logical and physical design relates to the two ways Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) represent systems. A logical DFD indicates just what a system does, a […]
System analysis and development
Recycling computer components
Environmental issues related to the disposal of computer components, also known as e-waste. Computer systems are made of many different materials, many of which can […]
Storage capacities
Computers store data using 0’s and 1’s, known as binary. Each 1 or 0 is known as a bit. When storing data (e.g. RAM or […]
Processor architectures for different types of systems
CISC vs RISC CPU Instruction Sets CPUs can be separated generally into two types CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) and RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer). […]
Benchmarking to determine system performance
Benchmarking is the process of running tests on hardware and/or software to assess the relative performance based on set criteria (relating to a project). Hardware […]
ICT Code of Conduct
An ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) Code of Conduct is an agreement between a business and its employees. It outlines the expectations of how employees […]
Role of Drivers
A computer driver (or device driver) acts as an interface between an Operating System and a hardware device. Each hardware device (mouse, keyboard, graphics card, […]
Roles of an Operating System
While you may consider Graphical User Interface (GUI) as a prime role of an OS that would be in error (some Embedded OS’s have no […]
Types of Operating Systems
When referring to types of Operating Systems in this course you do not refer to “Windows”, “Linux”, “Mac OSX” etc. We refer to the category […]
File systems
The role of a file system is to organise the storage of files on both volatile and non-volatile storage, to organise the hierarchy of folders, […]