Monday, June 22, 2009

My Contrast


1.Differntiate the Computer System vs. Operating System.
Computer system is a complete working computer,it includes not only the computer but also any software and peripheral devices that are necessary to make the computer function,in every computer system requires an OS.
While…
Operating system is the basic software that controls a computer. It has three major functions.
(1)It coordinates and manipulates computer hardware,(2)it organizes files on a variety of storage media and (3)it manages hardware errors and the loss of data.

2.Information and Data Storage
Information storage is used to describe the organization,storage,location and retrieval of encoded information in computer systems.Important factors in storing and retrieving information are the type of media or storage device used to store information; the media storage capacity; the speed of access and information transfer to and from the storage media; the number of times new information can be written to the media and how the media interacts the computer.
While…
Data storage is the analysis and organization of data by the repeated use of one or more computer programs.Data is not a program.Binary files are also known as data.

3.Computer Storage vs. Data Storage
Computer storage refers to computer component devices and recording media that retain digital data used for computing for some interval of time.It is one of the fundamental components of all modern computers and coupled with a Central Processing Unit.
While…
Data storage is the analysis and organization of data by the repeated use of one or more computer programs.Data is not a program.Binary files are also known as data.

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