UIN1062 Personal Computer Hardware

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with the functions of the components in personal computers. The lectures are focused on the solutions common in the practice.
Syllabus
  • History of computer technology.
    Structure of a computer, BIOS, EFI BIOS.
    Motherboards.
    Processors.
    Communication of devices (IRQ, DMA, I/O, memory adresses).
    Internal memory.
    External memory. RAID.
    I/O devices.
    Expansion cards - graphics, sound, network cards.
    Device drivers.
    Multithreaded programming.
Literature
    required literature
  • Šárka Vavrečková. Prezentace (Presentations). URL info
    recommended literature
  • Jaroslav Horák. Hardware pro pokročilé. Computer Press. ISBN 80-722-6553-9. info
  • HORÁK, J. Stavíme si počítač. Brno: Computer Press, 2008. info
  • HORÁK, J. Bezpečnost malých počítačových sítí. Praha, Grada, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0663-6. info
  • HLAVIČKA, J. Architektura počítačů. Praha: ČVUT, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Příprava na zkoušku12
Účast na výuce12
Summary24
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  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2011, recent)
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