...Exploring the Motherboard and Busses Exploring the Motherboard and Busses The motherboard represents the logical foundation of the computer. Everything that makes a computer must be attached to the motherboard. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the major components of the motherboard? Provide a brief description of each component. 1. Processor (CPU): The processor is the brain of the computer and is the chip where all the computing is done. 2. Memory: This is where the computer stores information while it is working on it. 3. Chipset: The chipset is a link between the processor and the outside world, and handles things like controlling the hard drives, the USB ports, the keyboard and mouse, generates the sounds the computer makes, and sometimes even creates the pictures you see on the screen. 4. Expansion Slots: Expansion slots are connectors that allow you to attach additional cards on the computer, such as video cards, sound cards, modems, and add abilities to the computer that the motherboard doesn’t provide. 5. I/O (Inputs/ Outputs): These are a set of connectors that allows you to connect various devices to the computer, such as the keyboard, monitor, mouse, hard drives, flash drives, printers, and connect the computer to a network. 2. Upgrading only the motherboard will give some performance improvement to a computer system. Why? Upgrading the motherboard will definitely give performance improvement to any computer system...
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...Jasmin Kenjar NT1110 MODULE 3 SHORT ANSWER 3.1 The major components of the motherboard are the system bus and the I/O bus, the chipset, the form factors (intergrated I/O ports and memory slots), expansion slots, and memory storage interfaces. (1) The system bus controls the signals for data, power, control and addresses. (2) The I/O bus connects the storage devices to the system bus. (3) The chipset incorporates all the controllers on the motherboard. (4) The form factor is the layout of the computer’s motherboard.Intergrated I/O ports allows us to connect input/output devices such as keyboards. Memory slots contain the memory module which the system can’t function without. (5) Expansion slots: a. A PCI slot is used for many types of add on cards b. AGP is used for high speed video graphics. c. PCIe sends information faster than the PCI and AGP. d. AMR: Enables motherboard designers to place analog modem and audio connectors and the codec chip used to translate between analog and digital signals on a smaller riser card. e. CNR: A longer design that can support up to 6 channel audio, S/PDIF digital audio, and home networking functions. (6) The attachment point for mass storage devices is a mass storage interface. If you upgrade the motherboard you will only get some performance improvement to a computer system because the computer depends on more than the motherboard. Every bus in the motherboard has a specific function. These buses cannot be replaced with just...
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...The Purpose and Functions of an Operating System Jaclyn Lacey NT1110 Thursday Evening Module 1 Short Answer Mr. Kelly The Purpose and Functions of an Operating System An OS (operating system) of a computer is necessary for ease of use, managing data and to interact with Input/output devices. It has 5 key functions; Boot the computer, Manage input and output devices, provide a GUI (graphical user interface) for user friendliness, manage system resources and manage data. There are three major Operating Systems. They are Windows, Linux and Mac OS. The Windows Operating System is the most user friendly operating system. It is used by many companies in a business setting as well as by others in home setting. It is the Operating System of choice for most computer gamers. As well as the geeky programmer type. It incorporates many applications such as a web browser, command line interface, word processor and file managing. It stores files in libraries that make it easy to find your files. It has had many versions the most commonly used today are Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 95 was the first of the Windows OS’s all in one operating system and GUI. Linux is another Operating System. It is made to run on personal computers, gaming consoles, DVR’s, mobile phones and many other devices. About 1-2% of the US population uses the Linux OS. It can be freely downloaded by anyone. It is for the super geek programmer who may change the code writing...
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