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Answer 7)a)

The primary function of the computer system unit is to hold all the other components together
and protect the sensitive electronic parts from the outside elements.
The main parts of the system unit are:
Motherboard is the core of the system, it really is the PC. Everything else is connected to
it, and it controls everything in the system.
Processor it is often thought of as the engine of the computer. It is also called the CPU.
Microprocessor is a solid-state central processing unit much like a computer on a chip. An
integrated circuit that accepts coded instructions for execution. Processor is the brain of the
system. There are two types of processor; with pins and the pin-less.
Memory It is the system memory often called as RAM (random access memory). This is
the primary memory, which holds all the programs and data the processor is using at a given
time. All memory is accessible at any instant (randomly) by a microprocessor.
Hard drive is the primary archival storage memory for the system. It is where we saved
our files and data including our operating system, antivirus and other applications. There are
two types of hard drive; we have PATA (Parallel Attachment Packet Interface) then SATA
(Serial Attachment Packet Interface). Desktop uses the 3.5 inches and the laptop uses the 2.5
inches of hard disk. SATA is the latest and most commonly used.
Video Card it controls the information you see on the monitor. This is also called the video
card or graphics adapter. On many recent low-cost desktop systems and virtually all portable
systems, video might be built into motherboard or included as part of the motherboards
chipset. On a desktop computer, you can add a high-speed AGP or PCI-Express video card to
some systems with integrated video. The latest video card supports VGA (video graphics
array), DVI (digital visual interface) and HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface). PCI
express is the latest technology of video cards.

Power supply is the one that feeds electrical power (voltages and currents) to every single
part in the PC. The latest power supply support both SATA and PATA connectors.

b)

Answer: a) (35)16 = (110101)2


160*5+161*3=(53)10 53=2*26+1
26=2*13+0
13=2*6+1
6=2*3+0
3=2*1+1
1=2*0+1
Doing similar calculations for other parts we get the answers:

b) (43)16 = (1000011)2
c) (35)16 = ( 53 )10
d) (45)10 = (101101 )2
e) (77)8 = (111111 )2
f) (00011000)2 = (30)8

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