Objectives

After you read this chapter you should be able to:

• Explain in general terms how computers store and manipulate information
• Describe the basic structure and organization of a computer
• Discuss the computer system’s main internal components and the ways they interact
• Explain why a computer typically has different types of memory and storage devices







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