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Understanding Software Types and CPU Cycles

The document discusses the types of software essential for computer operation, distinguishing between system software, which manages hardware and applications, and application software, which performs specific tasks. It highlights the CPU's role in processing data through machine cycles, consisting of instruction and execution phases. Key examples include operating systems like Windows XP and application software like MS Word.

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Understanding Software Types and CPU Cycles

The document discusses the types of software essential for computer operation, distinguishing between system software, which manages hardware and applications, and application software, which performs specific tasks. It highlights the CPU's role in processing data through machine cycles, consisting of instruction and execution phases. Key examples include operating systems like Windows XP and application software like MS Word.

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Week 4- Chapter 4A

 Types of
Software
 Machine cycle

McGraw-Hill Technology Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All


Software Runs The Machine
• Tells the computer what to do
• Reason people purchase computers
• Two types
– System software
– Application software

1B-2
Software Runs The Machine
• System software: is a type of computer
program that is designed to run a
computer’s hardware and application
programs
– Most important software
– Operating system
• Windows XP
– Network operating system (OS)
• Windows Server 2003
– Utility
• Symantec AntiVirus
1B-12
Software Runs The Machine
• Application software
– Accomplishes a specific task
– Most common type of software
• MS Word
– Covers most common uses of computers

1B-4
How Computers Process Data
• The CPU
– Central Processing Unit
– Brain of the computer
– Control unit
• Controls resources in computer
• Instruction set
– Arithmetic logic unit
• Simple math operations
• Registers
How Computers Process Data
• Machine cycles
– Each time, CPU executes an
instruction, it takes a series of steps
Instruction cycle. The completed series
is called machine cycle
– It can be broken down into two cycles,
instruction and execution
– Instruction cycle
• CPU gets the instruction
– Execution cycle
• CPU performs the instruction

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