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Unit 2- Computer Hardware
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Identify system components Describe the role of the central processing unit Define computer memory Identify types of storage devices Care for storage media
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Box that contains components Tower case All-in-one
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Displays the images LCD or LED ◦ Very thin CRT (old) ◦ Very bulky Measured diagonally ◦ 10”, 15.6”, 17”, etc.
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Circuit board ◦ Different sizes Connects components ◦ Hard drive ◦ CPU ◦ Memory ◦ Has expansion ports Bus ◦ Data transfer to components
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Central Processing Unit ◦ Processor or “Brain” Intel/AMD Brands Reads/interprets instructions ◦ Performs calculations to complete tasks Speed= Gigahertz (GHz) ◦ 2.2Ghz, 3GHz 1979= 8 MHz 1993= 200 MHz 2015= 3 GHz
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Random Access Memory Active programs/data are held ◦ Stores what you are creating ◦ “Short-term memory” Volatile ◦ Disappears when computer is off Measured in bytes ◦ Gigabytes (GB)/Megabytes (MB) ◦ 4GB-8GB is standard now
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1’s & 0’s Use for storage size ◦ Hard drive, RAM, CD/DVD Bit= a 1 or a 0 8 bits = 1 byte (a letter or number) KB= 1024 bytes MB= Million bytes GB= Billion bytes TB= Trillion bytes
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Start, Control Panel, System
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What chip performs the computer’s tasks? ◦ CPU You can find the CPU & RAM on what? ◦ Motherboard How many bits are in a byte? ◦8◦8 RAM is volatile. What does that mean? ◦ It goes away when there’s no power A processor’s speed is measured in what? ◦ MHz or GHz
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Create a PowerPoint about your Laptop/Desktop/Tablet. ◦ Slide 1- Title Slide Picture of your device & your name ◦ Slide 2- Monitor or Screen Have your name or pic on screen Size of screen & type (LCD/LED/CRT) ◦ Slide 3- System Info Screenshot of info List brand & speed of CPU List amount of RAM
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BIOS on ROM Chip on motherboard Has instructions to boot your computer ◦ Read only- no store data ◦ Tells where OS is stored (HD) Info stays when power is off (non-volatile)
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Power on the PC ROM BIOS checked for location of OS ◦ Usually on the hard drive Loads OS from hard drive into RAM OS Starts You log in
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What type of memory is non-volatile? ◦ ROM Which memory is volatile? ◦ RAM Which is the largest? ◦ 3GB ◦ 3MB ◦ 3KB
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What speed is a CPU measured in? ◦ GHz Which memory holds your active, running programs or what you copied? ◦ RAM Which type of monitor is shown? ◦ CRT
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Which memory goes away when power is off? ◦ RAM What holds the computer’s boot instructions? ◦ BIOS ROM What is the brains of a computer? ◦ CPU- what does it stand for? The CPU, RAM, and ROM are all on what component? ◦ Motherboard
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Magnetic Storage Store data permanently ◦ Long-term storage MB or GB or TB ◦ 20MB HD ◦ 500GB HD ◦ 1TB HD Speed measured in rpm
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Inside Case ◦ 3.5”- desktop ◦ 2.5”- laptop External HD ◦ USB ◦ Powered by AC or USB
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Uses flash memory ◦ Electrical pulses to write data No moving parts Mores $, less power & heat, faster
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Go to Tigerdirect & look up ◦ 1TB 3.5” internal HD ◦ 1TB 2.5” internal HD ◦ 1TB external HD ◦ 240GB SSD Compare price & speed
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Optical uses a laser to read/write data CD or DVD-ROM= Read Only CD or DVD-/+R= Record Once CD or DVD-/+RW= Rewritable BD-R= Blu-ray Record Once CD= 80 min./ 700MB DVD= 2 hrs./ 4.7GB BD= 4.5 hrs. of HD/ 25GB
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CD (700MB) ◦ Photos & MP3 songs are about 3MB each ◦ How many can fit on a CD-R? DVD (4.7GB or about 4700MB) ◦ An average 90min movie is about 900MB ◦ How many movies will fit on a DVD-R? BD (25GB or about 25,000MB) ◦ How many photos can fit on a BD-R?
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Size Hard Drive: ◦ Start, Computer, right- click on C: ◦ Screenshot in Word Type of Optical Drive: ◦ Take a picture of front
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8-inch 5 ¼” 3 ½” Magnetic Storage- 3.5”=1.44MB 3.5” Disk only held 1.44MB (Megabytes) Most photos are about 3MB!
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No moving parts inside Memory Cards ◦ SD/SDHC, microSD, CF, Memory Stick ◦ Laptops, Tablets, Phones usually have slots USB Flash drive ◦ DO NOT remove while in use ◦ Safely eject it
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The PowerPoint with your device Slide 4- Hard Drive ◦ Screenshot of HD space ◦ List how big the HD is Slide 5- Optical Drive ◦ Picture of the drive/cover ◦ List if it takes CD, DVD, BD and if it records anything Slide 6- Flash Storage ◦ Picture of laptop/tablet/phone card storage ◦ Picture of the card ◦ List the size & type of card
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Don’t drop your device or HD Keep magnetic devices away from TV’s & monitors ◦ Have magnetic fields; may erase Avoid extreme temps ◦ Like in a car Hold optical media by edges Keep discs in sturdy case
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In groups of 2, make a poster… ◦ Title of device ◦ Big picture of device ◦ Speed, RAM, HD ◦ 2-3 Special Features Desktop Laptop/Notebook Ultrabook Tablet Smartphone Game System E-Book Reader
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T/F. Hard drives are used to temporarily store what you are creating. ◦ False Which removable storage would you use to copy pictures from one PC to another? ◦ Flash Drive, Memory Card, Floppy, Ext. HD Which optical storage would be used to store music and then later erased to store photos? ◦ CD-RW
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How much data can a Blu-Ray DVD hold? ◦ 25GB If pictures are about 3MB each, how many pictures could you put on that disc? ◦ About 8300! Which storage device has no moveable parts? ◦ SSD/Flash
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Unit 2- Computer Hardware
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