FPF:UIBUC04 Technical Equipment of Person. - Course Information

UIBUC04 Technical Equipment of Personal Computers

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! UIN1062 Technical Equipment of Person.

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

• Computer science in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B1803 InDO)
• Computer science in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)

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.
  Connectors and interfaces.
  Communication of devices (IRQ, DMA, I/O, memory adresses).
  External memory media. RAID.
  Motherboards.
  Processors.
  Internal memory.
  I/O devices.
  Expansion cards - graphics, sound, network cards.
  Power supplies and cooling.

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

Graduates of this course should manage to choose hardware according to established criteria, maintenance and upgrade of a computer and its components. He should understand functionality of the individual components of a computer and be able to evaluate their properties.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Příprava na zkoušku	12
Účast na výuce	12
Summary	24

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