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Competencies
After you have read this chapter must be able to: 1. Describe the six basic types of system units 2. Discuss how a computer can represent numbers and encode characters electronically 3. Describe each of the major system unit components. 4. Discuss microprocessors, including microprocessor chips and specialty processors 5. Discuss memory including RAM, ROM, and flash memory
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Competencies
6. Discuss expansion slots and cards 7. Describe five principal types of expansion buses 8. Compare standard, specialized, and legacy ports 9. Discuss power supply for desktop and notebook computers
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Introduction
Speed, capacity, and flexibility determine the power of microcomputers. Knowledge of a computers power allows you to make good buying decisions and to determine if your current system will run new applications. Competent end users need to understand the basic principles of how microcomputers are put together.
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System Unit
Also known as the system cabinet is a container
that houses most of the electrical components that make up a computer system.
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Input& output device such as a mouse, keyboard, and monitor, are located outside the System Unit.
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1.Numeric representation( ( :
On/off Electrical states .
Characters represented by 0s (off) and 1s (on) 1 positive charge& 0 no charge.
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The binary system consists of two digits 0 and 1: Each 0 or 1 is called a bit short for binary digit.
How can a computer provide representations of the nonnumeric characters we use to communicate?
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