Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Understanding Computer Systems
Raspberry Pi (TechUP Women) and National Centre for Computing Education
This online course explored how the components of a computer system interact with each other.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dr Sue Sentence
Chief Learning Officer
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the difference between hardware and software
- Assess the importance of operating systems and virtual memory
- Describe and compare storage, input, and output devices
- Discuss factors affecting the performance of a system
- Identify the functions of the hardware in a computer system
- Explore different types of software such as application, system, and utility
- Investigate how devices interact with the operating system and other software
Syllabus
This course explores what happens when your computer turns on. Learn about how the components of a computer work together from the moment you press the “on” button, to the software, hardware and CPU.
Issued on 8th October 2019
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