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COMPUTER HARDWARE

SERVICING
Understanding the Computer System
COMPUTER HARDWARE
SERVICING

• is the collection of physical elements that


constitutes a computer system.
HARDWARE

•the physical, touchable,


electronic and mechanical parts
of a computer system.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• System Unit- The main part
of a microcomputer,
sometimes called the
chassis. It includes the
following parts:
Motherboard,
Microprocessor, Memory
Chips, Buses, Ports,
Expansion Slots and Cards.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Motherboard /
Mainboard / System
Board- The main circuit
board of a computer. It
contains all the circuits
and components that run
the computer.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• CPU (Central Processing
Unit) - The processor is the
main “brain” or “heart” of a
computer system. It
performs all of the
instructions and calculations
that are needed and manages
the flow of information
through a computer.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Primary storage- (internal storage, main memory
or memory) is the computer's working storage
space that holds data, instructions for processing
and processed data (information) waiting to be
sent to secondary storage. Physically, primary
storage is a collection of RAM chips.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM

TWO (2) TYPES OF MEMORY


• ROM – (Read Only Memory) ROM is non-volatile, meaning
it holds data even when the power is ON or OFF.
• RAM – (Random Access Memory) RAM is volatile, meaning
it holds data only when the power is on. When the power is
off, RAM's contents are lost.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Expansion Bus - A bus is a
data pathway between several
hardware components inside
or outside a computer. It does
not only connect the parts of
the CPU to each other, but
also links the CPU with other
important hardware.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Adapters- Printed-circuit
boards (also called interface
cards) that enable the
computer to use a peripheral
device for which it does not
have the necessary
connections or circuit boards.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Power Supply Unit (PSU) -
Installed in the back corner of
the PC case, next to the
motherboard. It converts
120vac (standard house
power) into DC voltages that
are used by other components
in the PC.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Hard Disk Drive
(HDD) - Also known as
hard drive, is a magnetic
storage device that is
installed inside the
computer.
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Optical Drive- An optical
drive is a storage device that
uses lasers to read data on the
optical media. There are three
types of optical drives:
Compact Disc (CD), Digital
Versatile Disc (DVD) and Blu-
ray Disc (BD).
MAJOR HARDWARE
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER
SYSTEM
• Digital Versatile Disc
(DVD) - Designed to
optically access data stored
on a DVD. A laser moves
back and forth near the
disk surface and accesses
data at a very fast rate.

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