UIAI205 Technical Equipment of Personal Computers

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with the functions of the components in personal computers. The lectures are focused on the solutions common in the practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of Computing technology. Computer structure, BIOS, UEFI.
    2. Connectors and interfaces.
    3. Motherboard, chipset, bus.
    4. Processors. Processor architectures, instruction sets, various types of processors.
    5. Primary memory.
    6. Storage - hard drive, optical memory, flash memory, solid state drive. RAID.
    7. I/O devices.
    8. Expansion cards - graphic, audio, network.
    9. Power and cooling.
    10. Basic maintenance and diagnostics of computer.
Literature
    required literature
  • Vavrečková, Šárka. WWW stránky předmětu, skripta. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Jaroslav Horák. Hardware pro pokročilé. Computer Press. ISBN 80-722-6553-9. info
  • Hardware Secrets: Uncomplicating the Complicate. URL info
  • Tom?s Hardware. URL info
  • PATTERSON, David A. a John L. HENNESSY. Computer organization and design: the hardware/software interface. RISC-V edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Morgan Kaufmann Publis, 2017. ISBN 978-012-8122-75. info
  • SCHAUMONT, Patrick R. A practical introduction to hardware/software codesign. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-146-1437-369. info
  • ALPERN, Naomi J., Joey ALPERN a Randy MULLER. IT career jumpstart: an introduction to PC hardware, software, and networking. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley, 2012. ISBN 978-111-8206-157. info
  • HORÁK, J. Bezpečnost malých počítačových sítí. Praha, Grada, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0663-6. info
  • HLAVIČKA, J. Architektura počítačů. Praha: ČVUT, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
Test
Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Graduates of this course should manage to choose hardware according to established criteria, maintenance and upgrade of a computer and its components. He should understand functionality of the individual components of a computer and be able to evaluate their properties.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2020, recent)
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