IT User Awareness Training

Program
 PC Assembly Familiarization Review
 Basic Networking
 Flow Charting
 Internet Connection Troubleshooting
 Internet Security Awareness
 Tips and Tricks
PC ASSEMBLY
FAMILIARIZATION REVIEW
 Main Parts of Computer
 Motherboard
 CPU
 Memory
 Video Card
 Power Supply
 Hard Disk
 Network Card
 CD/DVD Rom Drive
 IDE/SATA/PATA Cable
Motherboard

- A motherboard is the central or

primary circuit board making up a
complex electronic system, such as
a modern computer. It is also known
as a main board, baseboard, system
board
Motherboard Design
Microprocessor
 A microprocessor -- also
known as a CPU or central
processing unit -- is a complete
computation engine that is
fabricated on a single chip.
AMD Microprocessor
Intel Microprocessor
Memory
 Memory- is technically any form
of electronic storage, it is used
most often to identify fast,
temporary forms of storage
Memory Module
Desktop

Laptop
Video Card
 A video card, (also referred to as a
graphics accelerator card, display
adapter, graphics card, and numerous
other terms), is an item of
personal computer hardware whose
function is to generate and output
images to a display.
Video Card Design
Power Supply
 In a personal computer (PC), the
power supply is the metal box
usually found in a corner of the
case. The power supply is visible
from the back of many systems
because it contains the power-
cord receptacle and the cooling
fan.
Power Supply Design
Hard Disk
 Hard Disk Drive (HDD),
commonly referred to as a hard
drive, hard disk or fixed disk
drive, is a non-volatile storage
device which stores digitally
encoded data on rapidly rotating
platters with magnetic surfaces.
Hard Disk Design
CD/DVD ROM
 CD-ROM (an abbreviation of "
Compact Disc read-only memory
") is a Compact Disc that contains
data accessible by a computer.
 DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc)

developed and invented by Sony

and Philips in 1995
CD/DVD ROM Design
Network/LAN Card
 Network Interface Card is a computer
hardware component designed to allow
computers to communicate over a
computer network or the internet
 Other terms – Network Interface
Controller (NIC), LAN Adapter, Network
adapter
NIC Design
IDE/SATA/PATA Cable
 IDE (1986) – Integrated Drives
Electronics (evolves from Western
Digital). Interface standard for the
connection of storage devices such as
hard disks, solid state drives, floppy and
CD/DVD ROM
 SATA – Serial ATA (2003)
 PATA – Parallel ATA (2007)
IDE Cable Design
PATA/SATA Cable Design
Questions?
That’s all folks . . .
Chito C. Relampagos
MCP, MCSA, Network+, Security+
chitorelampagos@gmail.com