the visible pc
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The Visible PC. Describe how the PC works. Computer functions through four stages: Input Processing Output Storage Knowing which parts participate in a particular stage of the computing process enables you to troubleshoot on a fundamental and decisive level. Describe how the PC works. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Visible PC
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Describe how the PC works
Computer functions through four stages: – Input– Processing– Output– Storage
Knowing which parts participate in a particular stage of the computing process enables you to troubleshoot on a fundamental and decisive level
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Describe how the PC works
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Describe how the PC works
Hardware Used for Input and Output– Connects to computer case by ports (eg,
serial, parallel, USB, game, keyboard, mouse)
– Popular input devices: Keyboard Mouse
– Popular output devices: Monitor Printer
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Identify the essential tools of the trade and avoid electrostatic discharge Tools of the Trade
– Basic technician toolkit consists
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Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge Can cause catastrophic failure or upset
failure Protection against ESD
– Ground bracelet or static strap– Ground mats– Static shielding bags
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Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge
EXAM TIP Static electricity, and therefore the risk of ESD, is much more prevalent in dry, cool environments
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Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge Ground Bracelet with a Ground
Mat
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Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge Static Shielding Bags
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The Complete PC
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External Connections
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Plugs, Ports, Jacks, and Connectors
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USB Connectors Universal serial bus (USB)
– Many different devices, such as mice, keyboards, scanners,
– Cameras, and printers. USB connections come in three different sizes:
A (very common), B, and mini-B (less common). The USB A connector’s distinctive
rectangular shape makes it easily recognizable
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USB Connectors
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USB Connectors 2 Features :
– Hot-Swappable Can insert or remove them without restarting
your PC Almost every other type of connector requires
you to turn the system off, insert or remove the connector, and then turn the system back on
– Many USB devices get their electrical power through the USB connection, so they don’t need batteries or a plug for an electrical outlet
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FireWire Connectors Known as IEEE 1394, Moves data at incredibly high
speeds, – Perfect connection for highly
specialized applications, such as streaming video from a digital video camera onto a hard drive.
FireWire consists of a special 6-wire connector– There’s also a smaller, 4-pin version,
usually seen on peripherals. Like USB, FireWire devices are hot-
swappable.
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DB Connectors Have a slight D shape, Only one proper way to insert a
plug into the socket and makes it easier to remember
What they’re called– Technically, they’re known as D-
sub or D-subminiature connectors,– Most techs call them DB– Usually for a printer or video
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RJ Connectors Plastic plug used to connect
your telephone cord to the jack is a classic example of an RJ plug
Only two types of RJ jacks: the RJ-11 and the RJ-45
The phone jack is an RJ-11. It is used almost exclusively for modems
The slightly wider RJ-45 jack is used for your network connection
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Audio Connectors Speakers and microphones
connect to audio jacks on the system unit
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Devices and Their Connectors Expansion Cards Versus Onboard
– Onboard : Devices is built into the computer Eg. keyboard port
– Expansion Cards Expansion slots inside the system unit that
enable you to add more devices on expansion cards
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Keyboard
Most keyboard plugs and mini-DIN ports are colored purple
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Monitor Connects to the video connector Two(2) types of video connectors:
– 15-pin female DB video graphics array (VGA) connector
VGA connectors are colored blue– Digital Video Interface (DVI) connector., whereas
DVI DVI connectors are colored white
S-Video connector – Support all sorts of interesting video jobs, such as
connecting to output to a television or input from a video camera
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Monitor High-Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI)– Newest video connector– Ability to carry both video and sound
on the same cable– Primarily designed for home theater
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Sound Sound device on your card performs two
functions– Takes digital information and turns it into sound,
outputting the sound through speakers– Takes sound that is input through a microphone
and turns it into digital data PCs have at least two miniature audio jacks:
one for a microphone and another for stereo speakers
Few sound cards – Provide a female 15-pin DB port – Enables you to attach an electronic musical
instrument interface or add a joystick to your PC
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Sound
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Sound Sony/Philips Digital Interface
Format (S/PDIF) connection– One S/PDIF connection replaces all
of the mini-audio connections, – Assuming your surround speaker
system also comes with an S/PDIF connection
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Network Are groups of connected PCs that
share information Connect via some type of cabling
– An RJ-45 connection
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Mouse It enables you to select graphical
items on a graphical screen PC mouse has at least two
buttons while a better mouse provides a scroll wheel and extra buttons.
A mouse uses either a USB port or a dedicated, light-green mini-DIN connector
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Mouse
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Modem Enables you to connect your PC to a
telephone. Modems have two RJ-11 sockets.
– One (1) connects the modem to the telephone jack on the wall,
– One (1) for an optional telephone
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Modem External modems
– Traditionally connected to a male 9-pin or 25-pin D-subminiatureport on the system unit called a serial port (Figure 2-33)
– Although just about every external modem today connects to USB, most computers come with a serial port for legacy devices
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Printer Printers only used a special connector
called a parallel port Parallel ports use a 25-pin female DB
connector that’s usually colored fuchsia
Latest printers now come with USB ports. Some better models even offer FireWire connections
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Joystick 15-pin female DB joystick
connector to PCs
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Inside the System Unit Case
– Both the internal framework of the PC and the external skin that protects the internal components from the environment
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Inside the System Unit
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CPU Central Processing Unit (CPU), also called the
microprocessor– Performs all the calculations that take place inside
a PC– Require a cooling fan and heat sink assembly to
avoid overheating– Two(2) most common makes of CPUs used in PCs
are AMD and Intel
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RAM Random Access Memory (RAM)
stores programs and data currently being used by the CPU
CAUTION Some parts of your PC are much more sensitive to ESD thanothers. Your CPU and RAM are very sensitive to ESD. If you touch the metalparts of your CPU or RAM and you have even the tiniest amount of charge,it can destroy them.
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MotherBoard It’s like the chassis of an automobile. In a car,
everything connects to the chassis either directly or indirectly. In a PC, everything connects to the motherboard either directly or indirectly
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Power Supply Provides the necessary electrical
power to make the PC operate The power supply takes standard
(in the United States) 110-volt AC power and converts it into 12-volt, 5-volt, and 3.3-volt DC power
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Floppy Drive Enables you to access removable
floppy disks (diskettes) The floppy drive used in PCs
today is called a 3.5” floppy drive
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Hard Drive Store programs and data that are
not currently being used by the CPU
Hard drive stores much more data than a typical PC’s RAM — up to hundreds of gigabytes
Store programs and data that are not currently being used by the CPU
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Hard Drive Two(2) types:
– The older parallel ATA (PATA)– Modern serial ATA (SATA)
PATA drives use a ribbon cable very similar to the one used by floppy drives, whereas SATA drives use a very narrow cable
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Hard Drive
Few PCs use Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) drives – SCSI drives are generally faster and more
expensive, so they usually show up only in high-end PCs such as network servers or graphics workstations
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Optical Media Optical media into two groups:
– CDs and DVDs– CDs store around 700 MB and come in three
varieties: CD-ROM (read only memory: you can’t change the
data on them) CD-R (recordable:you can change the data once) CD-RW (rewritable: you can change thedata on
them over and over)– DVDs store much more data—around 4 GB