IT lesson #1 - Some basics

IT lesson 1:

1.- Search for the following terms and define them under your own words:

Difference between Hardware and Software

CPU

    What are: CISC and  RISC

    Differences between  x86, x64 & AMD64
    What are the different CPU manufacturers?

RAM
ROM
Hard drive
     Difference between SSD and HDD

2.- Read about the history of IT and its pioneers

- Charles babbage
- Alan Turing


3.- Practical:

- Find out how much RAM your computer has, what processor and what operating system (and version of it).
Also find out what type of persistent memory your computer has.