FPF:UINK162 Technical Equipment of Person. - Course Information

UINK162 Technical Equipment of Personal Computers

Extent and Intensity

6/0/0. 4 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)

TYP_STUDIA(B)

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

• Information studies with the focus on library science (programme FPF, B7201 InSK)
• Computer Science and Technology (programme FPF, B1801 Inf)

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

• 1. History of Computing technology. Computer structure, BIOS, UEFI.
  2. Connectors and interfaces.
  3. Motherboard, chipset, bus.
  4. Processors. Processor architectures, instruction sets, various types of processors.
  5. Primary memory.
  6. Storage - hard drive, optical memory, flash memory, solid state drive. RAID.
  7. I/O devices.
  8. Expansion cards - graphic, audio, network.
  9. Power and cooling.
  10. Basic maintenance and diagnostics of computer.

Literature

required literature
• Vavrečková, Šárka. WWW stránky předmětu, skripta. URL info

recommended literature
• Jaroslav Horák. Hardware pro pokročilé. Computer Press. ISBN 80-722-6553-9. info
• Hardware Secrets: Uncomplicating the Complicate. URL info
• Tom?s Hardware. URL info
• PATTERSON, David A. a John L. HENNESSY. Computer organization and design: the hardware/software interface. RISC-V edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Morgan Kaufmann Publis, 2017. ISBN 978-012-8122-75. info
• SCHAUMONT, Patrick R. A practical introduction to hardware/software codesign. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-146-1437-369. info
• ALPERN, Naomi J., Joey ALPERN a Randy MULLER. IT career jumpstart: an introduction to PC hardware, software, and networking. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley, 2012. ISBN 978-111-8206-157. 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
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Test
Exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.

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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