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Chapter 3: Computer Hardware
3.1: Technical Terminologies
- System Unit: Main body of the computer that contains a motherboard.
- Motherboard (AKA Circuit Board): Main component of a system unit; a compleex array of electronics that connect and help different components of the computer communicate with each other.
- PC: Motherboards, Mac; Logic Boards
- Chassis (AKA Case or Box): Case to enclose the main components of a computer
- Microprocessor: The brains of the computer
- Central processing unit (CPU): Interprets program instructions and processes data by performing arithmetic and logical operations.
3.2: Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- Speed is directly, but not solely, related to the CPU
- Measured in Clock Rate
- The number of cycles per second, that a computer can perform its most basic task
- RSIC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer): Many chips encased into one chip
- Bus Lines; Pathways that transfer data and power between components inside of a computer.
| Architecture Diagram of CPU | Actual CPU Image |
|---|
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3.3 Power Supply Unit (PSU)
- Supplies electricity
- Converts 100-120 volts or 220-240 volts of alternating current (AC) to a lower voltage direct current (DC) that can be used by the internal components of the system unit
- Different currents used in different parts of the world.
3.4: Primary and Secondary Storage
- Primary: The workbench
- Random Access Memory (RAM): Primary storage
- Secondary: The storage for all your tools and supplies
- Hard Drive: Secondary storage
- ROM Chips (Read-Only Memory): Preprogrammed chips that serve specialized internal tasks. No human intervention
3.4.1: Secondary Storage Contd.
- Internal vs. External Storage
- Hard Drivers vs. Solid State Drivers (SSDs)
- Impractical for a computer to be stand-alone
- Important to consider business needs
- Bad IT can make or break a business
3.5: Binary Number System
Computer only understands one language: Machine code or machine language
1 or 0 (on or off)
1s or 0s are referred to as bits (short for binary digits)
8 bits become a byte
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII): The coding scheme that most microcomputer use to represent bytes.
| Name | Equal To | Size (In Bytes) |
|---|
| Bit | 1 Bit | 1/8 |
| Nibble | 4 Bits | 1/2 (rare) |
| Byte | 8 Bits | 1 |
| Kilobyte | 1024 Bytes | 1024 |
| Megabyte | 1, 024 Kilobytes | 1, 048, 576 |
| Gigabyte | 1, 024 Megabytes | 1, 073, 741, 824 |
| Terrabyte | 1, 024 Gigabytes | 1, 099, 511, 627, 776 |
| Petabyte | 1, 024 Terabytes | 1, 125, 899, 906, 842, 624 |
| Exabyte | 1, 024 Petabytes | 1, 152, 921, 504, 606, 846, 976 |
| Zettabyte | 1, 024 Exabytes | 1, 180, 591, 620, 717, 411, 303, 424 |
| Yottabyte | 1, 024 Zettabytes | 1, 208, 925, 819, 614, 629, 174, 706, 176 |
3.6: Peripheral Devices
- Input v. Output
- Input device: keywords, mice, touchpad, stylus, speakers, microphone, digital camera, etc/
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Converting printed text to digital text
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): An input mechanism that can be used to label a product for identification and have the product's information transmitted through radio waves.
3.7: Output Devices Contd.
- Monitor: A series of transistors that translate machine code into text and images./
- Pixels: A single dot on a graphic or text image
- Resolution: The number of pixels inside a defined dimension on a monitor, commonly referred to as dots per inch (dpi).
- Resolution is the most important feature of a monitor.
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