OLeary2008CEComplete_Chapter6.pptVIP

Chapter 6 The System Unit Competencies (1 of 2) Describe the four basic types of system units Discuss how a computer uses binary codes to represent data in electronic form Describe each of the major system unit components Discuss microprocessors, including specialty processors Describe the different types of memory Competencies (2 of 2) Discuss expansion slots and boards Describe the five principal types of expansion buses Discuss the four standard ports Introduction Speed, capacity, and flexibility determine the power of microcomputers. Knowledge of a computer’s power allows you to make good buying decisions and to determine if your current system will run new applications. Competent end users need to understand the basic principles of how microcomputers are put together. These principles will be covered in this chapter. System Unit System Unit Types Desktop System Units Notebook System Units Tablet PC System Units Handheld Computer System Units Electronic Data and Instructions Data and instructions are represented electronically Two-state system or Binary System Off/on electrical states Characters represented by 0s (off) and 1s (on) Bits Bytes Binary Coding Schemes Three types of binary coding schemes ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Exchange EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code Unicode – handles languages with large numbers of characters System Board Connects all components Allows communication between devices Main board or motherboard Circuit board electronic components Sockets Slots Bus lines Microprocessor Central Processing Unit (CPU) Two Basic Components Control unit Arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) Microprocessor Chips Chip capacities are expressed in word sizes Two Recent Significant Developments 64-bit processors Becoming more commonplace Windows XP Professional X64 Edition Dual-Core Chips Can provide two separate and independent CPUs Parallel processing Specialty Proc