MEMORY PCs have quite a bit of memory of different kinds. Let’s take a look at some general concepts that will help us understand what we are talking about when we say “memory.” Storage One of the things we expect our PCs to do is to store information. This information can be our data files‚ it can be our application software‚ or our operating system. If this information were not stored in the PC itself‚ we would have to re-install it every time we turned on the PC‚ and then it would have to
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Question 1 4 out of 4 points Of the following all but one represent the three main categories of a computer system. Which one is not a main component category? Answer Selected Answer: Display system Correct Answer: Display system Question 2 4 out of 4 points CompTIA has created a six-step process for troubleshooting. The first step in the process is to identify the problem. Which of the followings steps resembles the next step in the methodology? Answer Selected Answer:
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components together such as the CPU and memory. BIOS: Basic input/output system has certain instructions in which this will help to start up a pc. Whenever you turn on your computer‚ the first thing you see is the BIOS software doing its thing. On many machines‚ the BIOS displays text describing things like the amount of memory installed in your computer‚ the type of hard disk and so on. It turns out that‚ during this boot sequence‚ the BIOS is doing a remarkable amount of work to get your computer
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leverage to also control other types of PC software. 9. Compaq and phoenix software legally duplicated it IBM PC BIOS software by an ingenious form of reserve engineering. They had two groups of engineers‚ the second group have never seen IBM BIOS code. The first group wrote a detailed description of what it did. The second group read the description given by the first group and wrote a new BIOS from scratch that did everything the first group had described. 10. Intel controls the PC hardware standard
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3.1 There are different methods for opening cases. To learn how to open a particular computer case‚ consult the user manual or manufacturer’s website. Most computer cases are opened in one of the following ways: The computer case cover can be removed as one piece. The top and side panels of the case can be removed. The top of the case may need to be removed before the side panels can be removed. 3.2 These are the power supply installation steps: Insert the power supply into the case. Align
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BIOS and CMOS are two terms that many people think they know but cannot differentiate between. BIOS and CMOS are two different and distinct things in a computer‚ but being closely related‚ they are spoken of almost interchangeably. BIOS (basic Input Output System) is a program containing instructions for the start up of a computer‚ whereas CMOS (complimentary metal oxide semiconductor) is where all this BIOS information such as date‚ time‚ and system configuration details that are needed to start
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2010 IT/280 Computer Hardware Fundamentals Computer Maintenance and Training Manual Contents Safety 2 Environmental concerns 2 What are the Benefits? 2 Resources 2 Power Protection 2 Heat 3 Dust 3 Static 3 Cleaning 4 The Tower 4 Monitor 5 Keyboard 5 Mouse 5 Internal hardware installation and maintenance 5 Motherboard Components 5 Power Supply 7 CPU installation 8 Memory Installation 9 Mass Storage Devices 9 Hard drives 10 Graphics card 10 Input/output
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How To Fix a Blue Screen of Death By Tim Fisher‚ About.com Guide See More About:the blue screen of deathstop codeswindows 7 errorswindows vista errorswindows xp errors Blue Screen of Death (STOP Error) A Blue Screen of Death‚ also called a STOP Error‚ will appear when an issue is so serious that Windows must stop completely. A Blue Screen of Death is usually hardware or driver related. Most BSODs show a STOP code that can be used to help figure out the root cause of the Blue Screen
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Unit 7 Lab 1. a. Acer: ALT + F10 b. Dell: CTRL + F11 or F8 c. HP: F10‚ ESC‚ F1‚ F2‚ F9‚ F10‚ or F11 d. Lenovo: F2 e. Asus: ESC or F9 f. Compaq: F10 or F1 key repeatedly g. Sony: F10 2. POST Beep Codes a. Ami Bios Video Error – 6 short b. AWARD BIOS Video error – 1 long‚ 2 short c. IBM BIOS – No beeps‚ Continous or repeating short beeps i. Motherboard Issue – one long beep and one short beep
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UNESCO-NIGERIA TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION REVITALISATION PROJECT-PHASE II NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Computer System Troubleshooting1 COURSE CODE: COM 216 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 THEORETICAL BOOK Version 1: December 2008 Table Of Content Opening the Display Properties Panel ....................................................................... 107 The Layout of the Panel ............................................................................................. 108
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