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Basic Hardware Components

02 November 2023 08:38

The Von Neumann Architecture and the Harvard Architecture

https://isaaccomputerscience.org/concepts/sys_arch_architecture?
examBoard=all&stage=all

Harvard Architecture versus Von Neumann Architecture

Motherboard

https://www.tutorialsweb.com/computers/pc-motherboard-1.htm

Motherboards Explained

Components in a modern motherboard

CPU

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/computerbasics/inside-a-computer/1/#

Lecture 01 Page 1
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/computerbasics/inside-a-computer/1/#

CPU Slot

https://www.gigabyte.com/Glossary/cpu-socket

RAM Slot

https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-motherboard-ram-slots-5188176

RAM

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-is-ram/

What Is RAM and What Does It Do? [Guide]

RAM Explained - Random Access Memory

Expansion Slot

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/expansion-slot/?orgRef=https%253A%252F%

Lecture 01 Page 2
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/expansion-slot/?orgRef=https%253A%252F%
252Fwww.google.com%252F

Video Card

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-video-card-2618161

Network Card

https://www.codecademy.com/resources/blog/network-interface-card/

Networks: Network Interface Card

Sound Card

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-sound-card-2618160

Modem

https://www.linksys.com/what-is-a-modem.html

Modem vs Router - What's the difference?

Lecture 01 Page 3
Modem - What is a modem | How Does Modem work | modulation | modulator | what
is modem

Chipset

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/what-is-a-chipset#:~:text=Definition%20of%
20a%20chipset,%E2%80%9Cglue%E2%80%9D%20of%20the%20motherboard.

What is a Chipset as Fast As Possible

What is a Chipset?

Lecture 01 Page 4
Back Panel

https://www.javatpoint.com/what-is-a-back-panel

GPU

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/processors/what-is-a-gpu.html

GPUs: Explained

CPU

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-cpu-meaning-definition-and-what-cpu-
stands-for/

Central processing Unit | What is CPU | How CPU works | Animation

Lecture 01 Page 5
The Internal Processor Bus

https://www.learncomputerscienceonline.com/computer-bus/

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/bus.htm

How does CPU work?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zws8d2p/revision/3

https://adacomputerscience.org/concepts/arch_fe_cycle?examBoard=all&stage=all

The Fetch-Execute Cycle: What's Your Computer Actually Doing?

Lecture 01 Page 6
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