Hardware Workshop

This hands-on workshop provides an excellent introduction to PC hardware. Monitors, System units, RAM, ROM, Expanded (EMS) and Extended (XMS) memory, fixed hard disks, and floppy diskette drives are some of the devices that will be explained. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to install components and perform maintenance. Dot matrix and laser printers will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: Hard Disk Management

Outline:

Major System Components

• System unit
  
• Monitor
  
• Keyboard
  
• Mouse
  

  System Unit Components

• Fixed disk drive
  
• Floppy disk drive
  
• Power supply
  
• System board
  

  Monitor Options

• VGA
  
• SVGA
  
• XVGA
  

  Monitor Resolutions

• 640 x 480
  
• 800 x 600
  
• 1024 x 768
  
• 1152 x 900
  
• 1280 x 1024
  
• 1600 x 1200
  

  Fixed Disk Controllers

• IDE
  
• SCSI
  

  System Board Options

• ISA
  
• MCA
  
• EISA
  
• VESA
  
• PCI
  

  Network Considerations

• Performance
  
• Preventing bottlenecks
  

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