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Assembling Comptuter

The document explains the processes of assembling and disassembling computer components, emphasizing the importance of identifying hardware and software components. It categorizes hardware into input, output, processing, and storage devices, detailing the roles of the system unit, motherboard, CPU, RAM, battery, disk, and power supply unit. Understanding these components is essential for creating a functional computer system.

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Assembling Comptuter

The document explains the processes of assembling and disassembling computer components, emphasizing the importance of identifying hardware and software components. It categorizes hardware into input, output, processing, and storage devices, detailing the roles of the system unit, motherboard, CPU, RAM, battery, disk, and power supply unit. Understanding these components is essential for creating a functional computer system.

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ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING

Assembling simply means connecting together various components of


computers system to make it one unit in order to work together in harmony.
When you go to the computer market to buy components, you get these
components in pieces, it’s your responsibility to put them together and code in
appropriate instructions to make it usable and workable.

On the other hand, disassembling means losing computer components


into pieces.

IDENTIFICATION OF COMPUTER COMPONENTS

Computer assembling/disassembling begins with identification of


computer components. These components make up computer system.
Computer components can be broadly categorized into two major types:

 Hardware component
 Software component

HARDWARE COMPONENT

Hardware is a physical components of computer system that can be


touched, replaced, seen without the aid of any other medium. Most computer
component fall into this category. Computer hardware can be divided into four
different unit of device

 Input Device: e.g keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital camera, joystick


and light pen.
 Output Device: e.g printer, monitor, speaker, projector screen.
 Processing Device: e.g Central Processing Unit (CPU) usually refer to as
processor.
 Storage Device: e.g Hard disk, Floppy Disk, CD drive/ROM, Flash Disk (all
other removable storage media).

The above mention device classification of a Computer hardware can all be


grouped into two:

A. SYSTEM UNIT: This is the unit that houses all other components.

There are two major types of system unit.( i) Tower and (ii) Desktop.

i) Mainboard/System board/Motherboard: This is the one of the most


costly components of the computer system. It is called “mother” board
because every other component must be attached to it before
computer can communicate with it. Motherboard determines the kind
of job you can use your computer to do. It consist of many electrical
circuit, some are permanently fixed while others are temporarily fixed.
There are two types of motherboards, namely:

 Integrated board: This kind of board has many component


permanently assembled on it.

 Non-Integrated board: components are indirectly assembled on it.


e.g through expansion slot card. Unlike integrated board, the add-on-
card may need to be installed using the installation CD that comes
with such card.

ii) Central Processing Unit (CPU): Usually referred to as processor. This


is a small component attached to the board to make it a complete
board. Without it, mainboard cannot function. It is in charge of speed
of the computer system. It can be (i) socket and (ii) slot. Processor can
be inbuilt or removable.
iii) Random Access Memory (RAM): This type of memory helps to keep
record of event done in computer. RAM is a temporary work space of
computer. RAM helps in the processing speed.
iv) Battery: This has to do with regulation of time and date and keeping
system settings intact each time you on the system. The battery is
called CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semi-Conductor).
v) Disk: Disk is any medium that is used to save data. It is of different
types which are i) Hard disk ii) Compact disk iii) Floppy disk iv)Flash
disk.
vi) Power Supply Unit: The main responsibility of power supply is to
convert the type of electrical power available at the wall socket to that
which is usable by the computer system.

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