Computer Hardware Technician
Module-1 “PC Components and Functions”
After completion of this module the trainee will
be able to:
Apply theoretical knowledge gain on PC Hardware
components & functions to practical situations.
By
[Link], BSc. in CS
Module-1
System case
• Parts of the system case
• Styles and sizes
• Form factor
• Case switches
• Case LEDs
• Drive bays. Go to
System Case
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Power Supply Unit
• External power
• Power supply unit
• Types
• Power exhauster Fans
• Power pin voltages
• Wire colour code
Go to
PSU
Module-1
Motherboard & system devices
• Motherboard parts
• Integrated components
• System chipset
• System buses
• System BIOS
• System cache
• System resources.
• Slots
• Ports
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The Microprocessor
• Digital logic
• Physical characteristics
• Architecture
• Operation
• Families
• Speed
• Types
• Pin numbering
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System Memory
• Memory technology Types
• Speed
• Access and timing
• DRAM & RDRAM technology
• Size and packaging
• Errors detection & correction
• Logical memory layout
• SD RAM, DDR RAM
• Capacities
• Sharing Memory
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Display Cards
• Video system interfaces
• Video modes
• Resolution and color
• Video memory
• Speed and technology
• Video display standards
• 3D video acceleration
• Full motion video
• Card performance
• Accelerated graphic
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Visual Display Units
• Construction and operation
• Resolution
• Color and refresh
• Monitor size
• Monitor power
• Safety
• LCD technology
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Harddisk Drive
1. Brief history 1. Disk quality and reliability
2. Operational overview 2. SCSI disks
3. Platters and media 3. RAID technology
4. Read write heads 4. BIOS and hard disk
5. Read write head operation and 5. Hard disk size barriers
technology 6. Overcoming BIOS disk size barriers
6. Hard disk head sliders 7. Hard disk interfaces and configuration
7. Arms and actuators 8. Operating systems and file systems
8. Spindle motor 9. PC file system
9. Hard disk connectors and jumpers [Link] structure and boot process
[Link] disk cache [Link]
[Link] disk packaging and mounting [Link] and file allocation
[Link] encoding and decoding [Link], disk compression
[Link] Cylinders and sectors [Link] Technology File System (NTFS)
[Link] and capacity
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Floppy Disk Drive
• Construction and operation
• Disk formats and logical structures
• Disk interface and configuration
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CD/ DVD Drive
• Construction and operation
• Compact disk media
• Formats
• CD-R
• CD-RW
• CD-ROM performance and reliability
• CD-ROM interface and configuration
• DVD Technology
• DVD family and DVD formats.
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