Chapter 3: The Visible Pc

Front 1

Software (programming)

Back 1

Operating systems and applications

Front 2

Computer functions through 4 stages

Back 2

Input
Processing
Output
Storage

Front 3

Input

Back 3

Key board and mouse communicating with OS

1st stage

Front 4

Processing

Back 4

Software interacting between hardware

cannot see this

2nd stage

Front 5

Output

Back 5

Displays on monitor or printer

3rd stage

Front 6

Storage

Back 6

Permanent records

4th stage

Front 7

system unit

Back 7

all of the processing and storage takes place here

Front 8

peripherals

Back 8

everything that connects to the system unit

printer, monitor, keyboard

Front 9

plug

Back 9

a part with some type of projection that goes into a port

Front 10

port

Back 10

a part that has some type of matching hole or slot that accepts the plug

Front 11

jack

Back 11

alternative to port

part that has some type of matching hole or slot that accepts the plug

Front 12

connector

Back 12

a port or a plug

Front 13

Mini-DIN Connectors

Back 13

European designed

only see mini

Older style keyboards and mice plugged into DIN ports

Front 14

USB Connectors

Back 14

Universal Serial Bus

most common - general

3 sizes - A, B, and mini-B

hotswap

Front 15

USB B

Back 15

never see on your computer

for the other end of the USB cable where it attaches to the USB device

Front 16

USB mini-B

Back 16

used for smaller devices such as phones or cameras

Front 17

hot-swappable

Back 17

you can insert or remove them without restarting the PC

Front 18

USB Power

Back 18

Many USB devices get their electrical power through USB Connection

dont need batteries or plug

recharge some devices

Front 19

FireWire Connectors (6)

Back 19

IEEE 1394

moves data at incredibly high speeds

streaming video

special 6-wire connector or 9-wire connector for more speed

smaller 4 pin version seen on peripherals

hot-swapable

Front 20

DB Connectors (5)

Back 20

D-Subminiature

small pins that connect to DB ports

9 - 37 pins usually less than 25

oldest and most common connectors

usually used for video

Front 21

RJ Connectors

Back 21

RJ 11 = phone jack, mainly used for modems
RJ 45 = network connection

Front 22

Audio Connectors

Back 22

used for audio

placed in front or back

Front 23

mini-audio connector

Back 23

1/8 inch

most popular

Front 24

expansion slots

Back 24

enable you to add more devices on expansion cards

Front 25

Keyboard

Back 25

mini-DIN port or USB port

colored purple

Front 26

Monitor (4)

Back 26

(VESA)

(DVI)

(HDMI)

Many video cards have both types of connectors, or 2 (support multiple monitors)

Front 27

VESA

Back 27

15 pin female DB Video Electronics Standards Association

blue

Front 28

DVI

Back 28

Digital Video interface

white

Front 29

HDMI

Back 29

Hi-Definition Multimedia Interface

both video and sound

Front 30

Sound device performs 2 functions

Back 30

takes digital information and turns it into sound (speakers)

takes sound (microphone) and turns it into digital data

Front 31

standard pair of stereo speakers

Back 31

green

Front 32

S/PDIF (3)

Back 32

Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format

consolidate various sound signals

coaxial and optical versions

Front 33

NIC (3)

Back 33

network interface card

only came on expansion card for many years

today they are built in

Front 34

Mouse

Back 34

USB or Mini-DIN connection

Green

Trackball (push ball instead of moving mouse)

Front 35

Modem

Back 35

old modem enables you to connect your PC to a telephone

one or two RJ - 11 jacks

Front 36

Printer

Back 36

parallel port
USB ports
FireWire
Ethernet
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Front 37

Parallel Port

Back 37

printers

25 pin female DB connector

fuchsia

Front 38

Joysticks

Back 38

orange

use USB ports today

Gaming

Front 39

eSATA

Back 39

special connector for external hard drives and optical drives

Front 40

Case

Back 40

also called: enclosure and system unit

Front 41

CPU (6)

Back 41

central processing unit

also called microprocessor

performs all the calculations inside the PC

make and model

ADM and Intel

ESD sensitive

Front 42

CPU Heat

Back 42

generate a lot of heat

require a cooling fan and heat sink

Front 43

Heat Sink

Back 43

big slab of copper or aluminum that helps draw heat away from the processor

Front 44

CPU Package type

Back 44

LGA - land grid array (Intel)

PGA - Pin grid array (AMD)

Front 45

RAM

Back 45

Random Access Memory

stores programs and data currently being used by the CPU

measured in bytes (MB or GB)

1-4 GB of RAM

Front 46

Stick

Back 46

each piece of ram

DIMM - dual inline memory module (common)

ESD sensitive

Front 47

Motherboard

Back 47

everything connects to the motherboard

thin, flat piece of circuit board - green or gold

Front 48

Power Supply

Back 48

powers motherboard

powers other devices that need electricity

Front 49

Floppy Drive

Back 49

3.5 inch floppy used today

connected via ribbon cable to motherboard (called floppy drive controller)

rarely used today

Front 50

Hard Drive

Back 50

stores programs and data that are not currently being used by the CPU

(GB - TB)

SATA or PATA

Front 51

PATA

Back 51

Parallel Advanced Technology Attachement

hard drie

ribbon cable

Front 52

SATA

Back 52

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

hard drive

very narrow cable

Front 53

SCSI

Back 53

small computer system interface drives

very expensive, used on high end PCS such as network servers or graphic workstations

hard drive

Front 54

Optical media drives

Back 54

enable a computer to read one or more types of optical media discs (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray)

Front 55

CDs

Back 55

Store around 700 mb

CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW

Front 56

CD-ROM

Back 56

read only memory

cant change data on them

Front 57

CD-R

Back 57

Recordable, you can change data once

Front 58

CD-RW

Back 58

rewritable

you can change the data over and over

Front 59

DVD

Back 59

4 GB

many options (ROM, +R, R, +RW, and -RW)

Front 60

Blue-Ray

Back 60

high def movies

25 GB