Identifying the parts of a personal computer
Practical :Learning Outcome 1 of Unit 4 AIM: To setup the computer system. Equipments and Components Required: Theory: The Mother Board There are primarily two types of motherboards, AT motherboard, and ATX motherboard. AT motherboards. The AT and ATX motherboards differ in the form factor. Full AT is 12" wide x 13.8" deep, and Baby AT is 8.57" wide x 13.04" deep. Full-ATX is 12" wide x 9.6" deep and Mini-ATX is 11.2" wide x 8.2" deep. Other major differences include power supply connector and keyboard connector. AT has 5-pin large keyboard connector, whereas ATX has 6-pin mini connector. Similarly, AT has single row two connectors +/-5V, and +/-12V, whereas ATX motherboard has double row single connector providing +/-5V, +/-12V, and +3.3V. The important constituent components of an ATX Motherboard are given below: 1. Mouse & keyboard 2. Usb 3. Parallel port 4. Cpu chip 5. Ram slots 6. Floppy controller Port ...