IT 74

LABORATORY ACTIVITY #3: COMPONENTS OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM

Learning Objectives:
 Identify and describe the functions of the different parts of a computer system.
 Assemble and disassemble a computer system

Part 1.
Give at least one (1) example of each the following types of computer and fill-in the following specifications with the
information stated by its respective manufacturers’ datasheet.

Computer Parts Specifications Activity Laptop Desktop Tablet

Manufacturer Brand: Dell Apple Apple
Product Model: Dell Inspiron 15 Apple iMac (late
7559 2015) Apple iPad 2018
Operating system: Windows 10 Home Apple macOS
64-bit Edition 10.13 High
Sierra Apple iOS 11

Processor Manufacturer: Intel Intel Apple

Type: Core i7 Intel Core i5 (6th A10 Fusion
Gen) 3.2 GHz
Speed: 2.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed: 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cache(L1, L2, L3) L3 - 6 MB 6MB L3 cache L2 cache
Motherboard Form Factor: SO-DIMM 204-pin SO-DIMM 204-
pin
Chipset: Intel HM170
No of PCI Slots: 2 4
Peripheral Connectors
(Front):
Peripheral Connectors
(Back):
Storage Type: HDD HDD
(HDD/SSD) SSD
Storage Drives Capacity: 128 GB 32 GB 32 GB
Interface: Serial ATA-600 PCIe 2.0 x4
NVMexpress
Random Access Memory Type: DDR3L SDRAM DDR3 SDRAM
Memory
Installed memory: 16 GB 8 GB / 32 GB 2 GB
(max)
Upgradable: not not
CD/DVD Drives Optical Drive Type: no optical drive no optical drive
CD Read Speed: none none
DVD Read Speed: none none
Monitor (Display) Screen type: LED LED - IPS LED backlight
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 (Ultra 5120 x 2880
HD 4K) (5K) 2048 x 1536
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz 50Hz to 60Hz
Diagonal size: 15.6 in 27 in 9.7 in
Video Card Type: GDDR5 SDRAM GDDR5 SDRAM
Interface Type:
Video card memory: 4 GB 2 GB
Sound Card Type:
Interface Type:
Keyboard Apple Magic
Keyboard
Mouse Apple Magic
Mouse 2
Speakers
Other Ports
Other Features
Part 2.

 Open a web browser (Ex: Google Chrome)

 In the browser’s address/URL bar, type the following URL and Press Enter key :
http://192.168.10.1/virtual%20desktop/
 Follow the prompted instructions in the website and use either Windows Snipping Tool or Print Screen
Button in your keyboard to capture an image of your browser after successfully completing each steps of
assembling a computer.

Step 1: Power Supply

Step 2: Motherboard
Step 3: Adapter Cards

Step 4: Internal Drives

Step 5: Drives in External Bays

Step 6: Internal Cables

Step 7: External Cables