Technology Education
THE PERSONAL
COMPUTER (PC)
HARDWARE PART 6
Purpose Of Lesson Part 6
1. To teach students the basic
internal computer system
components(hard parts)
and their functions.
2. To teach students the
different types of storage
medias used with
computers and their sizes.
IDE FLOPPY CABLES
• HOOKS UP DISK
DRIVES TO
MOTHERBOARD
• GOING
OBSOLETE
SOON!!!
IDE FLOPPY CABLE
• OBSOLETE!!!!
• HOOKS UP
FLOPPY DRIVES
TO
MOTHERBOARD
ROUNDED IDE
• NEATER
• LET MORE AIR
FLOW THOUGH
COMPUTER
CASE!!
• AGAIN IT IS
BECOMING
OBSOLETE!!!!
SATA
• SERIAL ATA
CABLES
• USED NOW TO
PLUG UP ALL
TYPES OF DRIVES
TO MOTHERBOARD
• FASTER
• 3.0 JUST CAME OUT
EVEN FASTER
SATA POWER PLUGS
• SERIAL ATA SATA
• POWER PLUG IS
DIFFERENT FOR
SATA DEVICES
MOLEX CONNECTORS
• POWER PLUGS
INSIDE THE
COMPUTER
CASE
MOLEX CONNECTORS
• THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT ONES
• YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SURE AND GET A
POWER SUPPLY
THAT’S RIGHT FOR
YOUR PARTS
• OR, GET DIFFERENT
PARTS
PARALLEL
• OLD PRINTERS
AND ETC.
BECOMING
OBSOLETE!!
USB
• UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB)
• MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
• HOOKS UP MOST EVERYTHING
USB 3.0
• Currently out
• Has an additional 5 connectors
behind the normal 4
• Much FASTER!!!
USB 3.0
• If you have an older
PC don’t worry you can
add some USB 3.0
connectors to your
computer with an
expansion card or
express card.
USB 3.0
• Several different
connectors unique
to USB 3.0
VGA
• VIDEO
GRAPHICS
ARRAY (VGA)
BEING
REPLACED BUT
IS STILL
AROUND.
DVI
• DIGITAL VIDEO
INTERFACE (DVI)
IS REPLACING
VGA
• HAS A BETTER
PICTURE QUALITY
AND/OR SIZE.
• SEVERAL
DIFFERENT TYPES
S VIDEO
• USED MAINLY
ON TV SETS
• VIDEO ONLY
RCA
• VIDEO YELLOW
CABLE
• RIGHT AND LEFT
AUDIO ON
WHITE AND RED
COAXIAL CABLE
• CARRIES AUDIO,
VIDEO, AND
DATA.
• USED BY
SATELLITE AND
CABLE
COMPANIES
COMPONENT
• SEPARATES
VIDEO INTO RED
BLUE AND
GREEN
• AUDIO CARRIED
BY FIBER OPTIC
CABLE
OPTICAL
• FIBER OPTIC
CABLE
CURRENTLY
USED JUST FOR
AUDIO
• WILL ONE DAY
CARRY VIDEO
AND DATA INTO
YOUR HOUSE!
ANALOG AUDIO
• OBSOLETE
USED TO
CONNECT
AUDIO CARD TO
CD DVD DRIVES
E SATA
• VERY FAST
DATA
CABLE
USED
OUTSIDE
OF
COMPUTER
• USB 3.0 IS
MAKING IT
OBSOLETE!
PS2
• OBSOLETE IT
CONNECTS
MICE,
KEYBOARDS,
AND ETC.
HDMI
• CARRIES HIGH
QUALITY
PICTURE AND
AUDIO IN ONE
CABLE.
• LIKE TO A HIGH
DEFINITION TV
SET.
DISPLAY PORT
• CARRIES HIGH
QUALITY VIDEO
ONLY.
• USED MAINLY
ON LAPTOPS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED
1. Expansion ports
2. Floppy drives/tape drives
3. Compact discs: CD, LASERDISC, CDR, CDRW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD+R,
DVDRW, HYBRID, DUAL LAYER, HD
DVD, BLUE RAY
4. FLASH DRIVE/JUMP DRIVE
5. USB 1.0, 2.0, AND 3.0
END OF PART 6