Monday, July 30, 2007

Intro to computers 2

It is very easy to build a computer there are eleven things you need to build a computer and they are:
  1. motherboard
  2. processor
  3. ram
  4. video card
  5. case
  6. power supply
  7. hard drive
  8. optical drive
  9. keyboard
  10. mouse
  11. speakers

To do something in a computer you need to ground yourself that is using a wrist strap and it will drain all the electricity out of your body, or work on a grounded surface.

  • Step one - is to add the processor and the ram to the motherboard, the processor comes with a fan align the marked corners of the processor and the socket put the fan on and lock it in place and then put the ram in and lock it in place.
  • Step two - put all this stuff in the case they are the power supply, coverplate, motherboard, standoffs, and wires. Bolt all this down. spacers will come with the motherboard, match up holes with motherboard in case. Put the power supply in there will be an obueuse connector, small four pin connector. Plug in fans to the power supply.
  • Last step - is install hard dish, and cd rom drive slide the hard disk in its spot, plug in power supply. Slide the cd drive in and lock. Plug in power supply cd drive comes with audio cord. Then put video card in, put the side back on and it is finished.
  • Just install programs on computer so it can run windows, or anything you put on to run the cpu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZm2iTWXn-Y; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO8KsMTsYpg; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmIl0fmqvlY; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43nC6Hd2aTU; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3cIFMevIYg; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zO5GYJnf7k

Intro to computers 2

Intro to Computers

How a computer works. There are four major components of a computer and they are:
  1. input - which can be any of thousands of possible forms such as: mouse, keyboard, and scanners
  2. output - which is a vital component for any computer and they are monitors, and printers
  3. processing - and that is simply the act of taking input and data and proforming a useful work
  4. storage - which is just that keeping output, data, input, or instructions in digital or analog form

You need all four of these vital components to successfully run a computer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SldcdrG66Go