UIN1062 Technical Equipment of Personal Computers

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
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
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.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Příprava na zkoušku12
Účast na výuce12
Summary24
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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