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PC Services

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Topics Covers

• Computer Hardware
• PC Architecture
• Components in Computer
• Question and Answers

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Basic Devices in a Computer

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Visible Components in Computer

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Computer Hardware

• Input Devices • Output Devices

– Keyboard – Monitor
– Mouse – Printer
– Scanner – Speaker
– Micro Phone – Plotter
– Web Camera • Processor
– Touch Screen – CPU
– Graphic Processor

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Computer Devices

• Software • Storage
– Operating System — Memory
– Application — Hard Disk
Software — Floppy Disk
— CDROM /CD-RW
— DVD ROM
• Data Communication • Other Hardware
– Modem – Motherboard
– Ethernet – Power Supply
– Chassis / Fan’s

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General PC Architecture

• Processor Speed
• Front Side Bus (FSB)
• Memory (SDRAM or DDR)
• Chipset
(North Bridge +South Bridge)
• PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect)
Expansion Slots
• Super I/O (FDD,Keyboard,Mouse)
• BIOS (EEPROM)
Basic Input Output System
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• VGA ->Advance Graphics Port (AGP)
• Sound ->Audio Codec 97 (AC97)
• IDE -> Ultra DMA /ATA
• ATA -> Advance Technology Attachment
• LAN -> Ethernet 10/100
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Motherboard

Input/Output Ports
Keyboard /Mouse/
Printer/Serial / USB
/ Audio

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Processor
v Processor Specification
– Intel Pentium4 2.4Ghz 533 512KB 478pin
From Above model
– Make is : Intel
– Model is : Pentium4
– Speed : 2.4 GHz
– FSB : 533Mhz
– Cache : 512 KB
– Socket : 478pin socket

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 Memory
• Important Parameters
– Memory Capacity :
• 128MB /256MB /512MB
– Memory Interface :
• DDR /SDRAM
– Memory Speed
• 266Mhz /333Mhz /400Mhz
– Memory Type
• Unbuffered / Registered
– Memory Parity
• ECC / Non-ECC

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 CDROM Drive
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
• Important Parameters
– Speed (max) : 48X / 52X
– Type : Internal / External
– Capacity : Max 700MB
– Interface : IDE / USB / SCSI
– Size : 5.25’ Drive Bay 52X IDE CDROM Drive

First Generation CDROM was 1X -> Data Transfer of 150KB/sec

Latest CDROM is 52X ( 7800KB/Sec of Data Transfer )

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 DVD ROM Drive
Digital Video Disk ROM Drive
• Important Parameters
– Speed (max) : 12X / 16X
– Type : Internal / External
– Capacity : Max 17GB
– Interface : IDE /SCSI
16X IDE DVD Drive
– Size : 5.25’ Drive Bay

First Generation DVD was 1X -> Data Transfer of 1.25MB/sec

Latest CDROM is 16X ( 20MB/Sec of Data Transfer )
DVD Drive is Backward Compatible with CDROM Drive

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CD Writer (CD-RW)
• Drive which can Write to CD’s is called CD-RW
• Important Parameters
– Speed (max) : 52X-24X-52X
– Type : Internal / External
– Capacity : Max 700MB
– Interface : IDE /USB
– Size : 5.25’ Drive Bay

Speed : 52X (Write)-24X(Re-Write)-52X(Read)

Note : CD Write can be as used as a CDROM to Read Data

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 Combo Drive (DVD-CD-RW)

• Combination of DVD ROM & CD-RW is called COMBO Drive

•Important Parameters
–Speed (max) : 48X-24X-48X-16X
–Type : Internal
–Capacity : Max 700MB (CD)
Max 17GB (DVD)
–Interface : IDE
–Size : 5.25’ Drive Bay
52X (CD-Write)-24X(CD-RW)-52X(CD-Read) –16X (DVD Read)
This is a 3-in-1 ( DVD ROM + CDROM + CD Writer )

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 Floppy Drive

• Important Parameters
– Transfer Speed : 300KB/sec
– Type : Internal /External
– Capacity : Max 1.44MB
– Interface : FDD /USB
– Size : 3.5” Internal

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 Speakers /Mic
• Important Parameters (Speaker)
– Wattage (max) : 2.5 RMS
– No of Speakers : 2 or 2+1 sub woofer
– Type : External /Internal
– Interface : Analog /Digital / USB

• Important Parameters (Mic)

— Uni-direction microphone
Measurement of Output :

RMS= Route Mean Square and PMPO= Peak Music Power Output.

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Keyboard

• Important Parameters
– Keys : 104 /107 /110
– Key Strokes : 10million / 20million
– Interface : PS/2 /USB /Wireless
– Other : Pam Rest / Keyboard Skin

– Wipro 104 Keys is Windows Keyboard with 10 million Keystrokes

– Wipro Internet Keyboard is 110 Keys
( Additional Keys for email /Internet /Volume control..etc.)

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Mouse
• Important Parameters
– Button : 2 Button with Scroll (3 button)
– Interface : USB or PS/2 or Wireless or Touch Pad (laptop)
– Type : Wheel /Optical

Scroll

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 Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Important Parameters
– Interface : IDE /SCSI / SATA
– Size : 3.5’ Drive Bay
– Capacity : 20GB /40GB /80GB (SATA /IDE)
36GB /72GB/146GB (SCSI)
– Speed (max) : IDE : 100MB/sec SATA : 150MB/s,
SCSI : 320MB/s
SCSI has two types : 68 pin (Non-Hot swap HDD) and 80 pin (Hot
swap HDD)

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 Graphics (AGP)
• Important Parameters
– Speed : 2X/ 4X/ 8X
– Type : AGP /Integrated (Shared)
– Capacity : 32MB /64MB /128MB
– Interface : Analog (VGA) /DVI (Digital)
– Other’s : S-video (TV out) or Dual VGA

The ‘X’ is the Clock Rate : 1X –> 66MHz , 8X -> 533MHz

Data Transfer Speed 1X-> 266MBps and 8X -> 2.1GBps

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LAN (Ethernet)
Important Parameters
– Speed : 10/100 MBPS or 10/100/1000 MBPS
– Type : Onboard (Integrated) or Add-on Card
– Interface : RJ45 or Optical
– Bus : 32bit or 64bit PCI or PCI-X
– Bus Speed : 33Mhz/66Mhz for PCI or 66/100/133Mhz for PCI-X
– Support : WOL (Wake-on-LAN)
– Remote Boot : Boot-ROM (PXE for Windows and RPL for Novell )

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 Fax-Modem
• Important Parameters
– Speed (max) : 56Kbps
– Type : Internal /External
– Interface : PCI / USB / Serial
– Connector : RJ-11
– Other : Supports Standard like V.92 or V.90.etc
– Software : Answering Machine / Fax Sending-Receiving

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 Monitor
• Important Parameters
– Size : 14”, 15”, 17”,19” or 21”
– Type : CRT / TFT
– Interface : Analog(SVGA) /Digital (DVI)
– Certification : Non-MPRII /MPR II or TCO99
– Dot Pitch : 0.28mm (CRT)
– Adjustments : Analog / Digital
– Menu : Manual or OSD (On Screen Display)
Note :
In CRT monitor Viewable will be less than monitor size.
15” Monitor will have a viewable of 13.8”

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Question and Answers !

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