Computer Systems Architecture

Computer Systems
Architecture

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................1
P5. Explain the relationships between hardware and network addresses including their use
with regards to networking devices and components.................................................................1
P6. Setup, configure and document appropriate hardware and software systems to establish
computer based network connectivity.........................................................................................3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4
P7. Use information gathering methods to assess, troubleshoot and document solutions to a
number of different technical hardware, software and networking issues..................................4
P8. Conduct and document a range of maintenance activities with regards to computer
hardware and software................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
A computer system is considered as the nutshell as it include looking back to the timeline
of the computer evolution over the decades. A computer is a machine which is instructed in
terms of carrying out the significant sequence of logical operations automatically through
computer programming. These programmes include computers in terms of performing wide
range of task as it include hardware, operating system, software and other concerning
equipments that are used for the further operations and referred as the computer system (Lao and
et. al., 2020). It is a programmable device which automatically perform prominent sequence of
calculations and other operations as it can store, process, retrieve and process data as per the
internal instructions. The report is going to cover the relationship among hardware and network
address including their usage concerning the networking devices and also setup, configure and
document hardware and software system for the effectively developing computer based network.
Furthermore, it also use the prominent information of collecting various methods to assess and
document solutions to the number of various technical hardware and other networking issues.
Lastly, it conduct a range of care activities for computer.
P3 Explicate different features of operating system.
The interface in between users and computer hardware is referred to as operating system.
It is a software that is liable for performing basic tasks such as memory, process and file
management. The different functions can be carried out by making use of OS are specified
below: Memory Management: This denotes managing main or primary memory. This provides
fast storage which can be directly accessed by CPU. This is responsible for keeping track
and allocation of memory. In case of multiprogramming, the operating system is liable
for deciding which process will be provided with memory and for how long this will
occur. Processor Management: In this case, OS is responsible for deciding which process will
be provided with processor and for how long (Ahmadi and et. al., 2018). This function is
referred to as process scheduling. Track processor along with status of process will be
maintained. The program is liable for carrying out this task, and this is known as traffic
controller.
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 Device Management: OS manage the communication through respective drivers by
keeping track of all the devices. This will also ensure that devices are allocated in an
effective manner. The program is liable for tracking all devices which is known as input
output controller.
 File management: This will make sure that all the directories are organised in an
adequate manner for easy usage and navigation for tracking information, status, use and
many other aspects. The collective facilities are referred to as file system. This also
manage allocation as well as deallocation of resources.
The other essential activities carried out by OS are to make sure security, control over
performance of system, error detection, job detection and coordination among other software's
and users.
TASK 3
P5. Explain the relationships between hardware and network addresses including their use with
regards to networking devices and components
Network communication technology include ICT network which consider explanation of
various technologies like intranet, internet and extranet. For this, it leads to include various
network protocols that deliver reliable and fast communication over large distances. As computer
system relies on the networks on the repeatable operations in terms of maintaining network
integrity for executing transfer protocol models that forces information to adhere to primary
rules. Few network protocols are mentioned below:
TCP/IP Protocol: This protocol represents the significant activities that are used as the
protocol stack as by resembling the OSI, TCP/IP work on its own particular manner. In terms of
this, IP refers to the internet protocol of data transmission in which data is separated into units of
data and also sent over the routing information that direct to the destination (Dickerson and
Mavris, 2016). Along with this, TCP depicts the transmission control protocol that develop
significant connections and send data concerning the receipt of information and the receiver
notifies the sender regarding the information that remain intact.
UDP: It refers to the User Datagram protocol which is used as the transport layer and the
application developers use UDP at the place of TCP. It is the scaled down economy model and it
does not offer prominent bells and signal of TCP as it does a very good job for transporting
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