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| NOTES TO TUTOR |
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| > | It is envisaged that this module will be taught using PC compatible machines. Suggested detail to include: |
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| > | The evolution of the PC architecture and of the Intel 80x86 processor. |
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| > | Power Supply |
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| | - System requirements |
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| | - Power supply conditioning (spike protectors, UPS’s & SPS’s) |
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| > | Bus |
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| | - Describe the bus system and give examples of how this is exploited |
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| | - Current implementations of local bus. |
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| > | Processors |
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| | - Notable features of processor chips (eg. 8088, 80486, Pentium, Pentium II). |
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| | - The addressing, CPU clock range and data bus width (both internal and external) |
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| | - Operating modes (real mode, protected mode, virtual memory) |
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| > | Support Chips |
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| | - Clock generator & PIT |
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| | - PIC (understanding of how interrupts work required) |
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| | - CMOS |
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| | - DMA controller |
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| > | Primary Storage |
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| | - Capacity and characteristics |
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| > | Interfaces |
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| | - Parallel |
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| | - Serial |
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| | - USB |
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| | - SCSI |
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| | - ATA |
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| > | Video Sub-systems |
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| | - Display modes |
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| | - Resolution |
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| | - Bandwith and scan frequencies |
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| | - Memory requirements |
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| > | Secondary Storage Devices |
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| | - File system structure (Boot sector, FAT, & directory if DOS studied) |
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| | - Floppy diskettes |
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| | - Winchester disks |
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| | - Cartridge disks |
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| | - Cartridge tapes |
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| | - Optical disks |
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| > | I/O Devices |
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| | - Keyboard |
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| | - Mouse |
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| > | ROM-BIOS |
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| | - Importance in starting computer |
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| | - Provision of ROM-BIOS functions |
