COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND BASICS OF PC HARDWARE

SYLLABUS & NOTES

BCS103: Basic Electronics and Computer Fundamentals (Core)

Module I (12 hrs)

Introduction: Concepts of charge, potential, voltage, current, power and their units. Introduction to semiconductors: Conductors, Insulators, Intrinsic and Extrinsic semiconductors, Dopping- PN junction Electronic devices: Diodes- different types- Schematic symbols-Zenor diodes-LEDs Bipolar transistors, FET, MOSFET, CMOS

Module 2 (14 hrs)

Rectifiers: Half wave, full wave, Bridge rectifiers-Filters-simple filter circuits-Concepts of regulators

Amplifiers: Concepts of amplification- RC coupled amplifier circuit- concepts of gain and bandwidth-Frequency response Regulated power supply- Basic concepts of DC Regulated power supply-block diagram,

concepts of regulation and ripple factor- Concepts of Switch Mode Power Supply-block

diagram, Invertors and UPS and their applications

Module 3 (7 hrs)

Introduction Generation of computers- Types of computers Desktop, Mainframe & Super Computers Basic components of a digital computer-block diagram -Booting

process-POST-BIOS CPU: Basic components of CPU- clock speed

Module 4 (15 hrs)

Memory: Primary memory-Types of memory-RAM & ROM- Static and Dynamic ROM,PROM, EPROM,EEPROM, Flash memory, CMOS memory-PC memory modules DIP, SIMM, DIMM, DDR, RDRAM,DDR2, memory speed. Secondary memory: Hard disks, CD ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Zip disk, concepts of latest storage devices- Blu-ray disk, HVD etc.

Module 5 (15 hrs)

Basic I/O devices: Keyboard, Light pen, Mouse, Joystick, Trackballs, Web cams Scanners: Optical scanners-Magnetic Ink Character reader

CRT and-Non-CRT displays- LED, LCD, Plasma, TFT Printers-Types of printers- Character, Line and page printers-Working of Impact and non impact printers

Expansion slots-ISA, EISA, MCA. VESA,PCI local bus

Text Books

Basic Electronics and Linear Circuit By N N Bhargava, DC Kulshreshtha and Se Gupta Computer Fundamentals Architecture and Organization by B RAM

References

Basic Electronics Solid State By BL Thereja

Fundamentals of computers By V Rajaraman

How Computers work By Ron White Bigelow's PC Troubleshooting & Repair - Stephen J Bigelow- Dreamtech PrNote