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CSC - 213 - Comp Hardware and Mainten Lecture 1

The document discusses various components of computer hardware. It defines hardware as the physical parts of a computer system, including internal components like the motherboard, CPU, memory, and hard drive. It describes the central processing unit (CPU) as responsible for processing data. Memory, including RAM and ROM, is classified and DIMMs defined. Hard drives are described as non-volatile storage devices, with capacity measured in gigabytes. Solid state drives are introduced as an alternative storage technology.

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CSC - 213 - Comp Hardware and Mainten Lecture 1

The document discusses various components of computer hardware. It defines hardware as the physical parts of a computer system, including internal components like the motherboard, CPU, memory, and hard drive. It describes the central processing unit (CPU) as responsible for processing data. Memory, including RAM and ROM, is classified and DIMMs defined. Hard drives are described as non-volatile storage devices, with capacity measured in gigabytes. Solid state drives are introduced as an alternative storage technology.

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Computer Hardware and

Maintenance System

3 Units
Introduction
• A computer system consists of two major
elements: hardware and software. Computer
hardware is the collection of all the parts you
can physically touch. Computer software, on
the other hand, is not something you can
touch. Software is a set of instructions for a
computer to perform specific operations. You
need both hardware and software for a
computer system to work.
Definition of Computer Hardware
• Computer hardware is the collection of
physical parts of a computer system. This
includes the computer case, monitor,
keyboard, and mouse.
• It also includes all the parts inside the
computer case, such as the hard disk drive,
motherboard, video card, and many others.
Computer hardware is what you can physically
touch.
Computer Hardware - examples
• The hardware is all the tangible computer
equipment, such as the monitor, central
processing unit, keyboard, and mouse. The
main body of a computer is the system unit.
The system unit’s case houses a number of
essential components.
The central processing unit
(CPU)
• The central processing unit (CPU) is
responsible for processing most of the
computer’s data, turning input into output.
• A CPU is a very small, thin silicon wafer that is
encased in a ceramic chip and then mounted
on a circuit board.
CPU Diagram
Measurement of CPU Speed
• CPU speed is measured in gigahertz (GHz). The
higher this measurement, the faster the CPU can
operate. A hertz is a cycle per second; a gigahertz
is 1 billion cycles per second. CPU speed is not
the only measurement of its performance,
Computer Memory
• One type of memory, called Random Access
Memory (RAM), forms the central pool of
memory that a computer uses to operate. The
more RAM a computer has, the more
applications it can have open at once without
the computer’s performance starting to bog
down. More RAM can also make some
applications perform better in general.
Classification of Computer Memory
Two Basic Types of Computer memory

• Computer memory is of two basic type –


Primary memory / Volatile memory and
Secondary memory / non-volatile memory.
Random Access Memory (RAM) is volatile
memory and Read Only Memory (ROM) is
non-volatile memory. It is also called as read
write memory or the main memory or the
primary memory.
Diagram of DIMM
Definition of DIMM
DIMM means Dual In-line Memory Module, it is
a RAM stick, it comprises of a series of dynamic
random-access memory integrated circuits.
These modules are mounted on a printed circuit
board and designed for use in personal
computers, workstations and servers.
Memory Cont.
• Computer memory is any physical device capable of
storing information temporarily, like RAM (random
access memory), or permanently, like ROM (read-
only memory). Memory devices utilize integrated
circuits and are used by operating systems, software,
and hardware.
• Memory consists of small, thin silicon wafers,
encased in ceramic chips and mounted on circuit
boards. The circuit boards holding memory are called
DIMMs, which stands for dual inline memory module.
Hard Drive
• A hard disk drive (sometimes abbreviated as
hard drive, HD, or HDD) is a non-volatile
memory hardware device that permanently
stores and retrieves data on a computer. ... All
computers have a hard drive installed in them,
which is used to store files for the operating
system, software programs, and a user's
personal files.
Diagram of a Hard Disk
Difference between Hard drive and Hard
disk
• Drive is a device by which data is written into
a storage device. Hard Disk is a magnetic
material coated disk (platter/s). Hard Drive is
a device for storing data into a Hard Disk. Here
the Drive means a moving actuator arm with
magnetic heads arranged on it to read and
write data to the Hard Disk surface.
Measurement of Hard-drive Capacity
• Hard-drive capacity is also measured in gigabytes
(GB), like memory. A typical hard drive might be
500 GB or even 1 terabyte (1,000 GB) or more.
Most hard drives sold today are the traditional
mechanical type that use metal platters to store
data with magnetic polarity, but a newer type,
called a solid state hard drive (SSHD), uses a type
of memory, resulting in a fast, quiet, and reliable
(but expensive) storage alternative.
Solid state Hard Drive (SSHD
Difference between Hard drives and
Solid State Drives
• The difference between hard drives and solid
state drives is in the technology used to store
and retrieve data. ... HDDs are cheaper and
you can get more storage space. SSDs,
however, are faster, lighter, more durable, and
use less energy.
• SSDs are sometimes referred to as flash drives
or solid-state disks.

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