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Ryan Sengara 9/22/02
Physics 11 ? How a Common Applications on your Computer work!
When a person is asked how a computer works, a typical response is most likely ?You know what? I have no idea!? Although the computer is probably the world?s most significant invention in the 20th Century, not very many of its users actually know how the internet pops up, or how you are listening to the latest music on Kazaa.
What exactly is in a computer anyways?
A personal computer consists of 7 essential parts; remember a mouse isn?t necessary for the operation of a computer.
Part Description
Motherboard The main circuit bored for a computer. As well as being the Processors interface to the rest of the computers, many OEM (mass produced with limited warranty) producing companies such as Dell and Gateway embed a limited Audio and Video cards, as well as Network interface cards into their motherboards as to cut down on prices for the consumer. This part provides AGP (Accelerated Graphics Ports to access Graphics Cards), PCI (Peripheral Component Interface Bus? are used to interface with NIC, Audio and lower end Graphics Cards), FireWire and USB (High data rate transfer ports, used to interface MP3 players, and certain keyboards and mice), and PS2 ports (commonly used to interface Keyboards and Mice).
Processor (or CPU) The brain of the computer, it is responsible for every calculation performed on each computer.
Hard Drive This device is where the computer stores large amounts of permanent data. All other data will be removed when the computer is shut down.
Floppy Drive Primary data transfer device, upon the first book of the computer an operating system boot up disk will be required to install Windows.
Power Supply An electrical transformer that supplies electricity to the various parts in the computer.
RAM (or Memory) Used to temporarily store data that the computer is processing, often found to be the performance bottleneck of most
computers.
Keyboard The most common HID (Human Interface Device), this allows for the user to input data into his or her PC.
Monitor or other output device In order for the user to use a computer, he or she needs a visual guide to see what is happening, for most people this visual necessity is provided by Windows OS, onto a monitor. However with the evolution of the Video Card, TVs can be used as well.
How a Computer Works to Open Windows:
When your computer turns on you hear the familiar snap and hiss of your monitor coming into focus, your bios posting, and your computer proceeding to load the operating system, in a little bit more depth this is what happens.
1. When you turn your computer on, your motherboard performs a POST (Power on Self Test), to ensure that all parts of your computer are connected properly.
a. The way it verifies whether the part is working varies from component to component, for RAM the motherboard performs a series of read write tests,
b. If a part isn?t connected properly it will beep a series of times in various lengths. To decode this problem you will have to read your Motherboard manufacturers manual. An example of this language is a 1 second long beep proceeded by 3 ½ second long beeps on an ASUS A7A266 motherboard telling me that my Video Card isn?t seated properly or is not functioning.
2. After the initial posting procedure, the computer displays important information about your system such as?
a. Motherboard manufacturer
b. Processor Manufacturer
c. Bios manufacturer
d. Processor speed
e. Total Ram (in megabytes)
Once the computer has ensured that all of the parts are working the CMOS is executed and boots up all of the windows drivers. This effort is not provided by simply one part of the computer, it is the culmination of the effort of the Hard Drive, Processor, Motherboard and RAM.
Yes it is incomplete, yes it does suck ass, which is why I NEED YOUR HELP!
Please rip it apart I beg you!
Ryan Sengara 9/22/02
Physics 11 ? How a Common Applications on your Computer work!
When a person is asked how a computer works, a typical response is most likely ?You know what? I have no idea!? Although the computer is probably the world?s most significant invention in the 20th Century, not very many of its users actually know how the internet pops up, or how you are listening to the latest music on Kazaa.
What exactly is in a computer anyways?
A personal computer consists of 7 essential parts; remember a mouse isn?t necessary for the operation of a computer.
Part Description
Motherboard The main circuit bored for a computer. As well as being the Processors interface to the rest of the computers, many OEM (mass produced with limited warranty) producing companies such as Dell and Gateway embed a limited Audio and Video cards, as well as Network interface cards into their motherboards as to cut down on prices for the consumer. This part provides AGP (Accelerated Graphics Ports to access Graphics Cards), PCI (Peripheral Component Interface Bus? are used to interface with NIC, Audio and lower end Graphics Cards), FireWire and USB (High data rate transfer ports, used to interface MP3 players, and certain keyboards and mice), and PS2 ports (commonly used to interface Keyboards and Mice).
Processor (or CPU) The brain of the computer, it is responsible for every calculation performed on each computer.
Hard Drive This device is where the computer stores large amounts of permanent data. All other data will be removed when the computer is shut down.
Floppy Drive Primary data transfer device, upon the first book of the computer an operating system boot up disk will be required to install Windows.
Power Supply An electrical transformer that supplies electricity to the various parts in the computer.
RAM (or Memory) Used to temporarily store data that the computer is processing, often found to be the performance bottleneck of most
computers.
Keyboard The most common HID (Human Interface Device), this allows for the user to input data into his or her PC.
Monitor or other output device In order for the user to use a computer, he or she needs a visual guide to see what is happening, for most people this visual necessity is provided by Windows OS, onto a monitor. However with the evolution of the Video Card, TVs can be used as well.
How a Computer Works to Open Windows:
When your computer turns on you hear the familiar snap and hiss of your monitor coming into focus, your bios posting, and your computer proceeding to load the operating system, in a little bit more depth this is what happens.
1. When you turn your computer on, your motherboard performs a POST (Power on Self Test), to ensure that all parts of your computer are connected properly.
a. The way it verifies whether the part is working varies from component to component, for RAM the motherboard performs a series of read write tests,
b. If a part isn?t connected properly it will beep a series of times in various lengths. To decode this problem you will have to read your Motherboard manufacturers manual. An example of this language is a 1 second long beep proceeded by 3 ½ second long beeps on an ASUS A7A266 motherboard telling me that my Video Card isn?t seated properly or is not functioning.
2. After the initial posting procedure, the computer displays important information about your system such as?
a. Motherboard manufacturer
b. Processor Manufacturer
c. Bios manufacturer
d. Processor speed
e. Total Ram (in megabytes)
Once the computer has ensured that all of the parts are working the CMOS is executed and boots up all of the windows drivers. This effort is not provided by simply one part of the computer, it is the culmination of the effort of the Hard Drive, Processor, Motherboard and RAM.
Yes it is incomplete, yes it does suck ass, which is why I NEED YOUR HELP!
Please rip it apart I beg you!
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