Computers for Charity

Computer Basics  What is a computer?

 What two things make
up a computer?
 Computer or not?
 Software
 Hardware
 Proprietary hardware
 Identify basic
hardware
 Two main types
 Desktops
 Laptops
 Other categories
 More on hardware

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What is a computer?
● A computer is an electronic device
that manipulates information or
"data." It has the ability to store,
retrieve, and process data.

● A 'personal' computer (PC) is any

general-purpose computer whose
size, capabilities, and original
sales price make it useful for
individuals, and which is intended
to be operated directly by an end
user, with no intervening
computer operator

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What two things make up any type of computer?

 Anything you buy for

your computer can be
classified as either
hardware or software.
 Hardware is any part of
your computer that has
a physical structure,
such as the computer
monitor or keyboard.
 Software is any set of
instructions that tells
the hardware what to
do.

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Computer or Not?

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Software
 Macintosh, Windows
and Linux are three
types of Operating
System (OS) software
that are commonly
found on Personal
Computers.
 The operating system is
responsible for
managing the
computer's hardware
and software resources.
 What other kinds of
software can you find
on most Computers?

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Hardware
 The physical parts of a
computer are the
hardware
 Keyboards, mice,
monitors, the case as
well as internal circuit
boards, chips and
power supplies.
 Hardware comes in all
shapes, sizes and
varieties.
 Most computer
hardware was
proprietary until the
1980s, when IBM PC
changed this paradigm.
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Proprietary hardware? What's that mean?

Proprietary hardware is a
piece of hardware which
has purposely had
hardware compatibility
restrictions placed upon it
by its vendor in order to
execute a vendor lock-in;
for example, if company
A's motherboard uses a
proprietary Accelerated
Graphics Port, then only
company A's AGP
graphics card will work on
their motherboards.

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Identify the following hardware devices

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What are the two main types of personal computers?
 Desktop  Laptop

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Parts that make up your desktop

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Parts that make up your laptop

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Other categories of computers
 Personal
 Workstations
 Servers
 Mainframes
 Net-books
 Pocket PCs
 Minicomputers
 Supercomputers
 Wearable

Other 'types'
 IBM PC (Microsoft, Linux, and now Mac OS
compatible)
 Macintosh (Any of the Apple family of computers)
 Mobile (Cellphones, GPS, etc)

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More on Hardware

CRT Monitor 13
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LCD Monitor 14
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The Case 15
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The Power supply Unit 16

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PSU Connectors 17
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Basic 18
More on hardware

Modern 19
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Slot Types 20
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Card Types 21
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PCI Video Card 22

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PCI-E x16 Video Card 23

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PCI-E x4 Sound 24
More on hardware

AGP Video Card 25

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??? Network 26
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PCI Network 27
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RAM Types 28
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External Memory Cards 29

Computer cable types

USB Cables 30
Computer cable types

Video Cables 31
Computer cable types

Parallel Cables 32
Computer cable types

Network Cables 33
Computer cable types

Serial Cables 34