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THE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS

 

  • 4.1. Computer System Elements
  • 4.1.1 Memory
  • 4.1.2 CPU
  • 4.1.3 The instruction set
  • 4.1.4 How microprocessor interacts with other components
  • 4.2 The Internal Architecture of a PC
  • 4.2.1 The Design Philosophy
  • 4.2.2 The motherboard
  • 4.2.3 The ROM-BIOS
  • 4.2.4 The Support Chips
  • 4.2.5 The Bus
  • 4.2.6 The Internal Memory
  • 4.2.7 The Ports
  • 4.3 Input Devices
  • 4.3.1 The Keyboard
  • 4.3.2 The Mouse and other pointing devices
  • 4.3.3 The Scanner
  • 4.4 Output Devices
  • 4.4.1 Video system
  • 4.4.2 Printers
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    • Dot matrix printers
    • LASER Printers
    • Bubble jet
    • Thermal printers
    • Plotters

  • 4.5 Disk Drivers
  • 4.5.1 Disk drive letters
  • 4.5.2 Directories and Files
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    • Naming Conventions
    • WILDCARDS

  • 4.5.3 CD, DVD and WORM
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    • CD-R
    • CD-RW
    • DVD

  • 4.6 TAPE (and Tape Streamer)
  • 4.7 Modems
  • 4.8 The Sound

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