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    For the tech topic paper, I chose the topic of hardware components of computer systems. This topic interested me as I have loved building and researching computer builds. It has always fascinated me on being able to assemble and create exactly what I want out of a computer versus what some companies assumed I needed. I did my first one about six years ago and since then I have done many for friends and coworkers. It's fun planning the build-out and researching certain components based on the end users' needs. Everyone’s needs change from build to build and component to component. One person may need a high-end graphic build while the other guy may just want something to browse the internet and use basic software. Being able to sort through the different components and know what you are looking for is a great skill to have as there are tons of different options when it comes to hard drives, ram, graphics cards, cases, and processors. In this assignment, I will show how this topic connects to the fundamentals of information technology that have been covered in this course.  

           To start we will talk about how computer hardware and components directly tie into the concepts of information technology. It's pretty simple if you think about it. Without computers where would we be with information technology? Computers and hardware are what I would consider the basis of information technology. The first computer was built by Charles Babbage in the 1800s (Barfield, 2020). Of course, they evolved as time went on to what we have today. They started as mechanical structures and turned into electronics like what the modern-day computer is. Computers today utilize ram, hard drives, motherboards, power supplies, and other various hardware and software pieces. 

           The topic that I chose utilizes programming languages and program execution methods for the computer to operate. The fundamentals of the computer start with the chipset, motherboard, hard drive, and power supply. These things work in conjunction and make the computer operable. They have their language that controls the bootup process. The motherboard recognizes the chipset and the hard drive which contains the operating system. Once power is applied the motherboard starts communication with the working parts and that is how the computer operates. 

           Computer software and hardware have been working hand in hand since software has been around. “Early software was written for specific computers and sold with the hardware it ran on. In the 1980s, software began to be sold on floppy disks, and later on CDs and DVDs. Today, most software is purchased and directly downloaded over the internet” (Rosencrance, 2021). Software is what drives the hardware. Motherboards come preloaded with bios updates to run the specific chipset they were made for. From there operating software is loaded onto the hard drive for the computer to function. Without software, the hardware would just simply be hardware.

           As far as how the topic ties into database and database management I cannot think of anything aside from one thing. Databases and Database storage management is done with hardware as well as software applications. This would tie in with the topic because you would need computer hardware for those computers to be able to run a database. You would also need to have a computer and hardware to be able to run software for database management. 

           Network architecture, management, and security do not necessarily influence my topic as much as my topic influences them. Computers are one main reason network security has become such an imperative thing. The use of computers is skyrocketing and that drives the need for security. This is what made me choose my degree path as well. Network architecture and management tie in with servers and other office hardware uses. Within office buildings, you will have a network with a base of a server and other computers that are networked together and managed. 

           In conclusion, I was able to show how my topic connects to the fundamentals of information technology that have been covered in this course. This was an eye-opening assignment in which I was able to determine all the different uses that my topic was tied to. As well as things to which it did not tie.

References

Barfield , R. (2020, September 3). Who invented computers?: Bricsys blog. bricsys. Retrieved October 6, 2022, from https://www.bricsys.com/en-eu/blog/who-invented-computers 

Rosencrance, L. (2021, March 4). What is software? definition, types and examples. SearchAppArchitecture. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/definition/software 

Vahid, F., & Lysecky, S. (2019). Computing technology for all. zyBooks.


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