In this week’s interactive assignment, you will begin your concept map, which will illustrate and make connections among the concepts of computer systems. This week’s section of the concept map is...

In this week’s interactive assignment, you will begin your concept map, which will illustrate and make connections among the concepts of computer systems. This week’s section of the concept map is focused on computer technology and computer instructions. In your concept map, illustrate the five classical components of a computer system. Label each component, and describe the function of each. Attach your presentation concept map to your initial post. (If you chose to utilize a web-based presentation software, insert the URL of your presentation in your post.)

Create your initial posts in a Word document, and copy the text into the discussion forum.

• Explain how each of the five classical components integrate as a standard organization of a computer.


• Define performance in general and the measure of computer performance.


• In your own words, summarize the instructions, operations, and operands of the computer hardware; the hardware and software interface; and the representation of instructions in computers.