PC INTRODUCTION

Hardware -Mother Board, CPU, RAM, HDD, ODD, PSU, LCD How to download antivirus All programs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Avast- open in Avast software Select Maintenance Register Free. Click Grey button register Online to enter your details

Q1: If you wanted to buy a computer, what do you need to 1. Processor (Intel, AMD) 2. Mother Board (Asus, Gigabyte, Intel) 3. RAM ( Random Access Memory)-2GB16GB 4. Storage (Hard disk ) 5. DVD-ROM 6. Monitor 7. Speaker 8. PSU 9. Keyboard n Mouse 10.Graphics Card Q2: I have a 2TB drive. How many DVD movies can I copy into the Hard Disk? Byte Kilobyte = 1000 Byte Megabyte = 1000 KB Terabyte = 1000 MB Petabyte / flop = 1000 TB Software -Operating System Windows, Linux, OSX -Drivers Printer, USB etc. -Apps Office, Acrobat, Browser, Email, Graphics, Anti-Malware, Accounting etc. Peripherals -Printer = ink jet [cheapest, slow] = laser Networks Page 1 = dot matrix

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-connection of PC = wired connection = wireless connection Wireless Connection -WI-Fi -Wimax /Wibro -3G -4G Wired -Ethernet= 10 mbps = 100 mbps = 1000 mbps -Fiberuptic= Gigabit-210 gbps International Network -Network of users connected by ISP throughout the world Security -Anti-Malware EX. 1. Computer will crash! 2. Steal your documents 3. Lost documents in your computer 4. Links will pop out 5. Programs cant work properly Methods of propagation- to spread out 1. Email 2. Web links 3. Downloads 4. Flash / Pen drive 5. Unprotected networks PC Maintenance 1. Dont eat or drink near your PC / Notebook. Page 2 6. Chat 7. Torrents 8. Music sharing 9.Common parts

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2. Keep your work area dust free. 3. Keep your keyboard n mouse clean. Use an alcohol n microfiber cloth to clean them. 4. Clean your LCD Screen regularly with alcohol n microfiber cloth. 5. Dont place big magnets near your PC /NB. 6. Dont switch on / off your PC too quickly. 7. Always power down your PC from Windows Shut Down options. 8. Power Down your PC / NB before connecting a powered external device. 9. Leave space for ventilation. Types of computer -Tablet / I-Pad / Playbook -Desktop / Notebook / Netbook -Supercomputer = used for extremely large computing problems = very expensive = requires special environment --weather forecasting --space research --medical research --3D animation --financial analysis

-Mainframes = large computing power = thousands of users can access simultaneously = requires special environment --Telecommunications --Banks ATM / Online banking --Insurance --Medical --Government --Utility Companits (TNB) --Aerospace

-Minicomputers = smaller than mainframe but similar to use = handle hundreds of user simultaneously Page 3

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--university / college --government --insurance --hospital -Embedded Systems Uses of computer - access internet - graphic editing - communication - experience multimedia - use office applications - play games - research - shop online - education Advantages of a Desktop - Harder to steal / misplace - bigger screen ( for the visually impaired teenagers ) - bigger expansion options - replacable parts - portable - power - price

Tablets - usually smaller than laptop, between 7-10 - usually uses touch screen Page 4

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- can be similar OS to laptop / Desktop or different OS ex. IOS, Android etc = casual surfing of internet = reading ( kindle ) = messaging / email = medical application = engineering application -Most tablet PC use the atom processor -smaller and less powerful compared to desktop processors from Intel and AMD Embedded Systems ( controllers ) -small integrated circuit that performs input / output and processing for simple electronic devices

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