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1
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is an electronic
device that manipulates
information, or “data.” It
can store, retrieve, and
process data.

A

computer

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It is any part of your computer
that has a physical structure.

A

HARDWARE

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It is any set of instructions that
tells the hardware what to do.

A

SOFTWARE

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4
Q

are designed for use
at a desk or table. They are typically
larger and more powerful than other
types of personal computers. Desktop
computers are made up of separate
components.

A

DESKTOP COMPUTER

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5
Q

Is battery or AC-powered personal
computer that are more portable than
desktop computers, allowing you to use
them almost anywhere.

A

LAPTOP

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6
Q

It a computer that “serves up”
information to other computers on a
network.

A

SERVER

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7
Q

It is approximately the size of a
hardcover book (seven inches or
bigger), and resembles a large
smartphone.

A

TABLET

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8
Q

that allows
you to do more than make
phone calls and send text
messages.
can browse the Internet and run
software programs like a
computer.
use a touch screen to allow
users to interact with them

A

SMARTPHONE

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9
Q

Two Main Style of Personal Computer

A

MAC PC

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10
Q

was introduced in 1984,
and it was the first widely
sold personal computer
with a Graphical User
Interface, or GUI
(pronounced gooey).

A

Macintosh

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11
Q

This type of computer
began with the original
IBM PC that was
introduced in 1981.

A

PC

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12
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BASIC PARTS OF COMPUTER

A

SYSTEM UNIT
MOUSE
MONITOR
KEYBOARD
SPEAKER
PRINTER

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13
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is the core of a
computer system. Usually it’s a
rectangular box placed on or
underneath your desk.

A

SYSTEM UNIT

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is used to interact with
items on your computer
screen.

A

MOUSE

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15
Q

referred to as a VDT (video
display terminal) and VDU
(video display unit), a monitor
is an output device that
displays video images and
text.

A

MONITOR

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Q

It is an input device the main way to enter
information into your computer.

A

KEYBOARD

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17
Q

is an external hardware output
device that takes the electronic data
stored on a computer or other device
and generates a hard copy of it.

A

PRINTER

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18
Q

are used to play sound. They
can be built into the system unit or
connected with cables.

A

SPEAKER

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19
Q

types of printers

A

Laser
Inkjet printers
3D printing
Thermal printers

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20
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THE INTERNAL HARDWARE

A

MOTHERBOARD
MOTHERBOARDFORM FACTORS
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
Clock Speed
FSB Front Side Bus
Cache

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21
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It is the main circuit board within a
typical desktop computer, laptop
or server.

A

MOTHERBOARD

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22
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is the specification of a
motherboard – the
dimensions, power supply
type, location of mounting
holes, number of ports on
the back panel, etc.

A

MOTHERBOARDFORM FACTORS

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23
Q

It is the
hardware within a computer that
carries out the instructions of a
computer program by performing the
basic arithmetical, logical, and
input/output operations of the system.

A

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

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24
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is a processor’s rating that measure a certain number of
information processed per second.

A

Clock Speed

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25
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serves as the processors connection to the system memory.

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FSB Front Side Bus

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26
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enables the processor to speedily access recently used
information.

A

Cache

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27
Q

is a hardware device that allows information to be stored and
retrieved on a computer.

A

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

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28
Q

come in two main
sizes, as shown in figure
below, so both sizes require a
different-size socket. Ancient,
pre-Pentium computers use
the smaller size (31⁄2 inches
long), which has 30 pins and
usually holds less than 20MB
of memory.

A

SINGLE INLINE MEMORY MODULE

29
Q

SDRAM DIMM

A

(Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Dual In-line
Memory Modules)

30
Q

With 168 pins, the 5 1⁄4-inch DIMMs (as shown
below) look much like longer SIMMs.

A

SDRAM DIMM

31
Q

RDRAM

A

(Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory)

32
Q

a super-fast, super-expensive memory in
the late 1990s and covered the chips with a cool-looking heat
shield.

A

RDRAM

33
Q

biggest competitor to RDRAM, this stuff does some tricky
piggybacking on the memory bus to speed things up dramatically

A

DDR SDRAM

34
Q

DDR SDRAM

A

(DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY)

35
Q

is the second generation of
DDR memory that was released in September 2003.

A

DDR2

36
Q

chips have bus clock speed of 400
MHz up to 1066 MHz, range in size from
1 to 24 GB, and consume nearly 30%
less power than their predecessors. 2007

A

DDR3 SDRAM (DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY)

37
Q

has bus clock speeds that range from 800 to 1600 MHz and
range in storage capacity from 4 to 128 GB per DIMM. DDR4 is
also more efficient at 1.2 V when compared to DDR3’s 1.5 to
1.65 V range.

A

DDR4 SDRAM (DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS RANDOM

ACCESS MEMORY)

38
Q

is a non-
volatile memory hardware device that permanently stores and retrieves data on a computer.

A

HARD DISK

39
Q

Convert direct current (DC)
power that your motherboard,
drives and other peripherals
need.

A

POWER SUPPLY UNIT

40
Q

A power connector for floppy
disk

A

berg

41
Q

A power connector for IDE
devices such as hard disk and
optical disc drive

A

molex

42
Q

SATA power connector is a
connector for SATA devices
(e.g. hard disk, optical disc
drive)

A

SATA

43
Q

main power connector of the
motherboard

A

24 pin ATX

44
Q

is a standard motherboard power
connector used to provide +12
VDC to the processor voltage
regulator

A

4 pin ATX

45
Q

It is a power connector for

video card

A

PCIE Power
connector

46
Q

PCIE

A

peripheral component interconnect express

47
Q

(also called a
video adapter, display card,
graphics card, graphics
board, display adapter or
graphics adapter) is an
expansion card which
generates a feed of output
images to a display.

A

GRAPHICS CARD

48
Q

came in both 32-bit
(133MBps) and 64-bit versions and was
used to attach hardware to a computer
including video card.

A

Peripheral Component
Interconnect, PCI

49
Q

AGP

A

accelerated graphics port,

50
Q

is an advanced port designed
for video cards and 3D accelerators.

A

AGP

51
Q

Approved in July 2002 as a serial
computer expansion bus standard.

A

PCI-E

52
Q

originally known as 3rd Generation I/O (3GIO),

A

PCI Express, or PCIe.

53
Q

is a digital display interface
developed by the Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA). It can also be used to
transmit audio, USB, and other forms of data.

A

DisplayPort

54
Q

simultaneously transmitting visual and
audio data via the same cable.

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface

55
Q

(DVI) Digital-based
standard designed for displays such as flat-panel

displays (LCDs, plasma screens, wide high-
definition television displays) and video projectors

A

Digital Visual Interface

56
Q

is standard interface for
analog monitor. It was designed for CRT
displays.

A

Analog D-Sub

57
Q

Common IO ports

A

The PS/2 (Personal System/2) port,
DVI PORT (Digital Visual Interface)
Parallel Port
Video graphic array port (VGA port)
USB port
LAN port
USB port (possibly a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port)
Line in
Line out
MIC

58
Q

also referred to as the
mouse port or keyboard port, was developed by IBM. It is used
to connect a computer mouse or keyboard to an IBM
compatible computer.

A

The PS/2 (Personal System/2) port,

59
Q

is a mini DIN plug that
contains six pins and is still sometimes found on all IBM
compatible computers.

A

The PS/2 port

60
Q

is a video display interface. It
was developed for transmitting digital video content to display devices
at resolutions as high as 2560 x 1600. DVI can even be used with
some TVs, although HDMI is more common as only some DVI cables
can transmit audio signals.

A

DVI PORT (Digital Visual Interface)

61
Q

referred to as the Centronics interface or Centronics connector after
the company that originally designed it, the port was later developed
by Epson.

A

Parallel Port

62
Q

is a
popular display standard developed by IBM and introduced in 1987.

A

Video graphic array port (VGA port)

63
Q

released in
November 2008. Most new computers and devices being
manufactured today support

A

USB port

64
Q

referred to as an Ethernet port, network connection, and network port,

A

LAN port

65
Q

was released in April 2000 and was stated to have a
data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps.

A

USB port (possibly a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port)

66
Q

referred to as audio in and sound in, the line in or line-in is a
jack found on computer sound cards that enable a user to
connect an external audio device.

A

Line in

67
Q

referred to as audio out and sound out, the line out jack is
found on computer sound cards.

It allows external speakers, headphones, or other output
devices to be connected to the computer, transfering computer
generated audio to the devices so that it can be heard.

A

Line out

68
Q

Port use to insert microphone*

A

MIC

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