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Meeting 2 - Inside A Computer

The document discusses the main components inside a CPU, including the motherboard, processor, memory (RAM), sound card, VGA card, internal modem, and network interface card (NIC). The motherboard has multiple names and connects all other components. RAM is volatile memory that only retains data while the computer is turned on.

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Meeting 2 - Inside A Computer

The document discusses the main components inside a CPU, including the motherboard, processor, memory (RAM), sound card, VGA card, internal modem, and network interface card (NIC). The motherboard has multiple names and connects all other components. RAM is volatile memory that only retains data while the computer is turned on.

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Meeting 2

The main part of a computer to handle


the process is CPU. It stands
for Central Processing Unit.
In this place all the process
goes on. If we have a deeper
look inside this CPU we can
see many kind of devices
attached to this CPU. On the
right is the box of CPU. Picture of CPU There
are many devices inside the CPU. Some of
them are : a. Motherboard
This is a printed circuit board (PCB)
which all card or module is attached.
Motherboard is also called with main
board, baseboard,
system board, or planar
board. In Apple
computer, it is called
logic board.
b. Processor
Processor is a hardware (sometimes
software) system to handle operations upon
data. For the first time, processor is only a
vacuum tube. Then it undergoes an evolution
becomes transistor, until it reaches the form of
processor as we can see recently.
In personal computers the central processing
unit resides in a single chip called a
microprocessor. When someone refers to the
speed of a computer, the reference is to the
CPU and is measured in megahertz (MHz). But
today the speed of a processor has reached
gigahertz (GHz). Remember the Moore’s Law
about the speed of computer.
There are many companies
produces processor. The main one is
Intel. And there are also AMD and IBM. Below is a
processor seen from the bottom.

c. Memory (RAM)
In order to handle the computation, especially to
access to the most frequent accessed data, a
computer needs a memory. In this case is RAM
(Random Access Memory). The characteristics of
RAM is volatile, meaning that the data that is stored
in memory only available while the computer is turn
on. That’s why you have to save your work before
the computer is turn off.
It is a different case with ROM, which stands
for Read Only Memory. ROM is non-volatile,
meaningthatthedataisstillinROM eventhereis
electricity. Below are some
computermemory.

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pictures of
Task 1
Answer the following questions from Slide 2 - 6.
1. How many names are there for motherboard?
Mention!
2. What is the measurement for computer speed?
3. Explain the evolution of processor.
4. What is the characteristic of Ram? Explain.
5. ROM is non-volatile. What does it mean?
d. Sound card
Sound card is also known as audio
card. It converts audio signals from a
microphone, audio tape, or some other
sources to digital signals, which can be
stored as a computer audio file. Sound
cards also convert computer audio files to
electrical signals, which you can play
through a speaker or a headphone. The
microphone and the speakers or the
headphones connect to the sound card.
sound card with the ports.
e. VGA card
VGA stands for Video
Graphic Array. This is a
deviceto handle signal
displayed onto monitor.
f. Internal Modem
Modem stands for modulator and
demodulator. The function is to connect a
computer to the Internet. Modem will transfer a
digital signal from a computer into analog signal.
This process is called modulation. There is
reverse process in the opposite computer, the
receiver. In this computer, the receiver, the
analog signal is received and then converted
into digital signal. This process is known as
demodulation. That’s why a modem does two
processes.
Modem is classified into two kinds. Internal
modem which is placed inside the CPU, called
internal modem.
internal modem
Above is a picture of 56kbps Conexant Internal
modem. This modem is identified by the chip where
the company creates. Conexant means the chip is
produced by Conexant
The data transfer from a modem into the
internet or from the Internet
into a modem is called the
speed of a modem. And it is
measured by kbps, means
‘kilo bit per second’.
The other kind of modem
is external modem which is
placed outside the CPU. Look at the picture
on the right.
g. Network Interface Card
Network Interface Card or NIC for
shorts. Also known as LAN card. It allows
the computer to be connected to other
computers so that information can be

exchanged between them.


NIC can be identified easily. It has a special
port called RJ-45. RJ means Registered Jack.
And also a led to indicate a data is being

transferred.
Above NIC is connected to other computer
using a cable (wire).
Fortunately, the world is changing. Due
to inefficiency of using cables, people try
not to use cable. This method is called
wireless, means without cable/wire. The
pictures below are LAN Cards without the
need to connect using cable. It is known
as WLAN, Wave LAN, since it uses wave
as a media to transfer data.

Task 2 (Slide 8 – 15)


What do these abbreviations stand for?
1. PCB
2. PCI
3. WLAN
4. LAN
5. Kbps

Complete the following sentence.


6. A sound card can … and ….
7. A modem is used to ….
8. A LAN Card is for ….
FURTHER READINGS
• http://resources.kaboose.com/brain/comples2.html
• http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm
• http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org
• http://www.ied.edu.hk/has/comp/compnent/
index .htm
• http://www.microcenter.com/multimedia/Comput
er_Components_Low/intro_lowband.htm

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