Week 8 Bus 210

Associate Level Material

Appendix E

Hardware/Software Components

In your own words, describe the following hardware/software components

|Legacy systems |An outdated computer system that is still used even though there is more current |

| |technology. This is usually because a company has invested considerable time and money|

| |into it and it still holds valuable information. |

|Mainframe computers |A mainframes often used by companies to host the most important applications. |

| |These applications typically include customer order processing, financial |

| |transactions, production and inventory control, payroll, as well as many other types |

| |of work. |

|Microprocessors |The microprocessor is the heart of any normal computer. A microprocessor is a complete|

| |computation engine that is fabricated on a single chip. |

|PCs |Short for   personal computer a PC is based on an Intel microprocessor, or on an |

| |Intel-compatible microprocessor. |

|Network computers |A network is simply a method of allowing computers to communicate with one another. |

|World Wide Web and Internet |The World Wide Web is a way of accessing information over the Internet. It is an |

| |information-sharing model that is built on top of...