1. Intro to Information Technology
Microcomputers
Intro to Information Technology

2. Microcomputers
A microcomputer is a small personal computer that is fairly inexpensive. It has a microprocessor as its central processing unit.
A microcomputer contains memory and has input & output facilities.
You can add a keyboard & a monitor to make the microcomputer a personal computer.

3. Central Processing Unit
Microcomputers
Control Bus
Central Processing Unit
Memory
Data Bus
Address Bus
Control Bus
Input / Output
External
Connections
Mouse
Monitor
Printer

4. Microcomputers
Using either your text book or the internet, as a resource, define the following terms:
Central Processing Unit
Memory
Input / Output
Control Bus
Data Bus

5. Microcomputers Research Activity:
When was the first microcomputer created?
What are the predecessors of microcomputers? Do they cost the same amount of money or are they more expensive.
The predecessors to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers, were comparatively much larger and more expensive (though indeed present-day mainframes such as the IBM System Z machines use one or more custom microprocessors as their CPUs).