Computer System: Role, Components, Maintenance and Tasks

Running Head: COMPUTER SYSTEM
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a. The role of computer systems for different applications
Various kinds of computer systems The computer system is a very important
key element in the field of information
technology which is a combination of both
hardware and software. It can be
programmed to perform numbers of logic
operation and it has the ability to solve
more than one type of problem. There are
following types of computers available in
the market:
 Personal computer
 Desktop computer
 Laptop system
 Mobile devices
 Tablet
 Computer servers
 Supercomputer
 Workstation
 Minicomputer
 Mainframe (Al, et al., 2017).
Environment and different applications The use of aa computer system has
increased and numbers of consumers use
this technology for their personal works.
There are main three applications of
computer devices and networks which are
described below:
 Education
 Banking sectors
 Business industries (Card, 2017).

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Education
Computer systems play a significant role in the field of education because it provides a
platform to gather knowledge in any sectors without going to schools and colleges.
There are many colleges that use PowerPoint display to increase the efficiency of
education and teachers are able to teach more effectively with the help of computer
devices (Xu, and Zhou, 2015).
Banking
In the banking sectors, the employees and managers use computer systems to analyze
and collect data of consumers. They also use this technology for online money transfer
like internet banking and employees also stored recent or past transactions of users.
Mobile banking is an advanced technology in computer science that has the ability to
provide a first class consumers experience (Preece, Rogers, and Sharp, 2015).
Business
The computer devices also help in business industries to analyze and compare the
previous data and it provides an automatic process that reduces the efforts of
employees. To manage the database and information services in an organization the
computer systems are used because it is more effective and easy process.
B. Hardware, software’s and peripheral devices of computer systems
Components Functionality Requirements
Microprocessor It is also called the brain of
a computer system which is
responsible for the data
processing and other
instruction.
Heatsink
A small fan for cooling
Connectors (Siewiorek, and
Swarz, 2017).
Motherboard It is one of the most
important parts of any
computer device that
consists of numbers of
chips and circuits.
BIOS system
Memory Slots
cables