Week 7

Chapter 5: IT Architectures

A computer is an eletronic device operating under the aonctrol of introductions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data.

The lecture considered:
Hardware
Software

Hardware Components: CPU, primary storage, secondary storage, input devise (mouse, keyboards), output deveice (screen,) communication device

Advances in CPU Design
- Complex instruction set computer (CISC)
-Redused instruction (RISC)
Virtualization

Primary stoage: The computers main memory

Random Access Memory (RAM)
- Volatility: Memory is gone when the computer is shut down
- Cache: Memory can stay in the computer when turned off

Random Access Memory (RAM): AMD; IBS, Inte, Sun Microsystems
Read Only Memory (ROM): Flash memory, memory cards and sticks

Computer Categories: Clustering, parallel processing, mosaic browser
Computer categories: Laptops, tablet, PDA's, minicomputers, workstation, desktop, supercomputer, mainframe computer

Software basics - controls how the various technology tool work together along with the application software
- Utility Software
- Application Software

Enterprice arcxhitecture is important for our case study
- Enterprise architecture
- Enterprice architect (information, infrastructure and application architecture)

Backup and Recovery
Bacup is an exact copy of a system's information
Recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
Disaster recovery: Ha increased the last years. Financial institutions now spend more then $6 million a year

Web services

APA Style Guide
The basics of the APA style is important for writing the assignment in the right format.
As doing PSOC 6005 this semester I've learned a lot of the basic stuff about headlines, references etc.