{"id":1582,"date":"2017-03-24T14:22:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2017-03-24T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:35:56","slug":"n5-technical-implementation-hardware-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/2017\/03\/24\/n5-technical-implementation-hardware-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"N5 &#8211; Technical  Implementation (hardware  requirements)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"521\"><strong>Description and exemplification of the appropriate type of hardware required for a specific information system including: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"521\"><strong>input and output devices<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"575\">A device which is used to enter information in to a computer system is called a input device. E.g. Keyboard, microphone, mouse, etc.<\/p>\n<p>A device which the processor can send data to or display data on is an output device. E.g. Speakers, monitor, printer, projector, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Some devices are both input and output devices. Touch screen, rumble controller.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"521\"><strong>processor type and speed (Hz) <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"575\">Some processors are better suited to certain tasks. So a processor that uses less power might be better suited for a mobile phone or laptop.<\/p>\n<p>In general, the faster the processor the more power it requires, so mobile processors often run a slow speed to desktop processors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"521\"><strong>memory (RAM, ROM)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"575\">The more memory a computer has the more things it can do at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>More memory requires more power, so mobile computers often have less RAM and ROM than desktop computers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"521\"><strong>memory capacity (RAM)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"575\">Computer memory is measure in GB. Often computers don\u2019t have the maximum amount of memory installed, this is often due to the costs involved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description and exemplification of the appropriate type of hardware required for a specific information system including: input and output devices A device which is used to enter information in to a computer system is called a input device. E.g. 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