FP104 COMPUTER HARWARE

FP104 COMPUTER HARWARE

COURSE : FP104 COMPUTER HARDWARE INSTRUCTIONAL DURATION : 15 WEEKS CREADIT(S) :2 PRE REQUISITIES : NONE

SYNOPSIS
COMPUTER HARDWARE course gives students a basic overview of the hardware and software that will be utilised in Information Processing. This course is the study of personal computer PC hardware including PC assembly and upgrading, and installing connecting peripherals. Students will learn hardware troubleshooting techniques used to identify and rectify computer faults.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, student should be able to:

1. Acquire knowledge of computer technology, computer hardware and computer maintenance and troubleshooting competently that comply to computing standards. 2.Install computer hardware, devices and peripherals efficiently by applying the safety precautions and procedures suggested by OSHA. 3. Propose technical upgrading of computing system to accommodate changes is technology and to optimize the system performances as required by IEEE Standards.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, student should be able to:

4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze the faults in the computer system and make decision to use appropriate techniques to repair the computer, using the standard procedures. 5. Inculcate job-related communication skills and professional ethics, including notation of privacy, confidentiality and respect for customer and customers property based on job roles required for Technician.

CHAPTER 1: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

CLO 1:
Acquire knowledge of computer technology, computer hardware and computer maintenance and troubleshooting competently that comply to computing standards.

CHAPTER 1: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Explain the basic concepts of computer technology.
describe the evolution of computers. Identify various technical computer specifications based on the respective applications:
Home computers Entertainment / gaming computer Multimedia editing computer Application server

state the characteristics of personal computers , servers, mainframes and super computer,

Computer?
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem

First computer - 1642

ABACUS

Mainframe 1935-1970

Describe the evolution of computers

It was in 1937 that John V. Atanasoff devised the first digital electronic computer. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry came up with the ABC prototype in the November of 1939. Its computations were based on a vacuum tube and it used regenerative capacitor memory.

Describe the evolution of computers

Konrad Zuses electromechanical Z Machines, especially the Z3 of 1941 was a notable achievement in the evolution of computers. It was the first machine to include binary and floating-point arithmetic and a considerable amount of programmability.

Describe the evolution of computers

The Harvard Mark I of 1944 was a large-scale electromechanical computer with less programmability. It was another step forward in the evolution of computers

Univac (1951)

SABRE Reservation system (1960)

An outgrowth of the SAGE miltary computer system for tracking aircraft, SABRE was the first commercial computer-based airline reservation system when it came online in 1962. A version of this system is still used to handle airline reservations today

The IBM 360 (1960s)

Describe the evolution of computers.

U.S. Army's Ballistics Research Laboratory came up with the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) in 1946. It came to be known as the first general purpose electronic computer

Micro Computer 1971-1985

1973
1984 - Apple

Micro Computer

1980 Apple 2

Supercomputer 2000