1. NAME: ENIMIL KWEKU BOATENG
COURSE: ELECTIVE ICT
TOPIC: hardware components 1
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2. LESSON OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:
Describe the functions of hardware components of a
computer system.
Define some terms associated with the workings of the
central processing unit.

3. Lesson quote
Start where you are, use what you have,
do what you can.
Arthur Ashe

4. Hardware Components of a
Computer System and their
Functions

5. Power supply unit
Power supply unit is a hardware component
that supplies power to other components inside the system
unit by converting an alternating current to a direct current
from standard wall outlets or directly from batteries.

6. SLOTS
Slots are physical connection points on a motherboard that
allow the hardware of a computer to be expanded.
Examples include RAM and Expansion cards.
RAM Slots PCI Slots

7. RAM
RandomAccess Memory is a hardware component where
the operating system (OS), application programs and data
in current use are kept so they can be quickly reached by
the computer’s processor.

8. Types of ram
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM

9. Cmos chip and battery
CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) is a
chip on the motherboard that contains BIOS configuration,
date, time and other information that the computer needs
during startup.The CMOS battery supplies power to the
CMOS chip, even when the computer is shut down.

10. Heat sink
Heat sink is a thermal conductive metal device designed to
absorb and disperse heat away from a high temperature
object such as a computer’s processor.

11. rom
It is a type of storage medium that permanently stores
software instructions also known as firmware needed to
startup a personal computer and other electronic devices.

12. Types of rOm
PROM
EPROM
EEPROM

13. Hard disk drive
It is a permanent storage medium that stores all the
software installed on a computer as well as all the data files
created and used by this software.

14. Components of Hard disk drive
Platter
Spindle
Read/Write arm
Actuator

15. Optical disc drive
An optical disc drive uses laser to read and write
data to an optical disc.

16. motherboard
A motherboard is an electronic circuit board in a computer
which interconnects hardware devices attached to it. Other
names for this electronic circuit board are; system board,
mainboard, or printed wired board (PWB).

17. SomeTermsAssociated with the
Workings of the CPU

18. Memory address
System bus
Control bus
Data bus
Address bus
Clockspeed

19. Try thy hands on
1. State the function of the following:
A. Power supply unit
B. RAM
C. Optical disc drive
D. Motherboard
2. Define the following:
A. Heat sink
B. Clockspeed
C.Word length
D. Memory address

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