Introduction
A computer system consists of hardware, system programs, and application programs
Application Programs
Application programs are the programs that the user interacts with directly
System Program
These are the programs that manage and control the hardware. It creates a platform for other software to run
It consists of compilers, editors, command interpreter, and most importantly, the operating system
The operating system creates an interface which is the same in every kinds of hardware, thus we can transplant application programs easily to all kinds of devices. We’ll discuss it later
Hardware
Hardware is the foundational computing platform that consists of both the physical components and the set of basic instructions the hardware can perform
Machine Language
D-SP-Ch1aa-Machine_Language D-SP-Ch1ab-ISA
Microarchitecture
Physical Devices
Includes the actual physical components of the computer