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Computer Hardware Basics

The document provides an overview of computer hardware basics, including USB standards, the function of the Fn key, and Bluetooth technology. It explains the role of SIM cards in mobile devices and describes various wireless connections such as NFC, IR, and Bluetooth. Additionally, it covers methods for sharing a smartphone's internet connection through tethering and mobile hotspots.

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Computer Hardware Basics

The document provides an overview of computer hardware basics, including USB standards, the function of the Fn key, and Bluetooth technology. It explains the role of SIM cards in mobile devices and describes various wireless connections such as NFC, IR, and Bluetooth. Additionally, it covers methods for sharing a smartphone's internet connection through tethering and mobile hotspots.

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Computer Hardware Basics

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is a plug and play interface that allows a
computer to communicate with peripheral and other devices. The five overall main
speeds of the USB standards are as follows:

 USB 1.0: 1.5 Mbps.


 USB 1.1: 12 Mbps.
 USB 2.0: 480 Mbps.
 USB 3.0 and USB 3.1: 5 Gbps.
 USB 3.2 gen 2: 10 Gbps.

The Function (Fn) key when used with the F keys across the top of the keyboard,
provides short cuts to performing actions, such as controlling the brightness of the
screen, turning Bluetooth on/off, turning WI-Fi on/off. The Fn key enables the
secondary purpose of other keys on the keyboard, such as the function keys (F1 -
F12).

Bluetooth

The Bluetooth technical specification is described by the Institute of Electrical and


Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.1 standard. Bluetooth devices are capable of
handling voice, music, videos, and data.

The distance of a Bluetooth personal area network (PAN) is limited by the amount of
power used by the devices in the PAN. Bluetooth devices are broken into three
classifications, as shown in the table below. The most common Bluetooth network is
Class 2, which has a range of approximately 33 ft (10 m).

SIM Card

A subscriber identity module or SIM card is a small card that contains information
used to authenticate a device to mobile telephone and data providers. The card can
also hold user data such as personal contacts and text messages. Some phones can
have two SIM cards installed and are called a dual SIM device. This would allow a
number for personal use and a number for professional use to be received and sent
from the same phone, for example. The DUAL SIM could also hold SIM cards from
different vendors.

Wireless Connections and Shared Internet

Besides Wi-Fi, mobile devices also use the following wireless connections:

 Near field communication (NFC) - NFC enables mobile devices to establish


radio communications with other devices by placing them close together or
touching them together.
 Infrared (IR) - If a mobile device is IR enabled, it can be used to control other
IR controlled devices remotely, such as a TV, set top box, or audio
equipment.
 Bluetooth - This wireless technology allows data exchange over a short
distance between two Bluetooth-enabled devices or connect to other
Bluetooth-enabled peripheral devices, such as speakers or headphone.

A smartphone’s internet connection can be shared with other devices. There are two
ways to share the smartphone’s internet connection: tethering and mobile hotspot.
The ability to share the connection depends on the cellular carrier and the plan with
the carrier.

 Tether - This uses your cellular phone as a modem for another device, such
as a tablet or laptop. The connection is made over a USB cable or Bluetooth.
 Mobile hotspot - A hotspot is where devices connect using Wi-Fi to share a
cellular data connection.

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