COMPUTER HARDWARE

NURSING INFORMATICS
Objectives:
• To identify all computer parts and
components
• To familiarize the computer parts
• To describe and differentiate each
computer parts and other
components
PARTS OF COMPUTER UNIT
System Unit

PSU
Hard Disk

Case Chassis Fan Motherboard Floppy Drive Optical Drive

CPU Memory Sound Card USB Host Card

Heat Sink with Fan Video Card Ethernet Card Firewire Host Card
 Case
• Form Factor – ATX Tower type or Rack mountable
• No. of drive bay
• Front panel ports – USB and audio
• Transparent side panel
• Color
• Chassis Fan
• Power Supply Unit

A computer case (also known as

the computer chassis, cabinet,
tower, box, enclosure, housing or
simply case) is the enclosure that
contains the main components of
a computer.
Power Supply Unit
• Brand
• Wattage

A power supply unit (PSU) is the

component that supplies power to a
computer.

Typically designed to convert

100-120V or 220-240V AC power
to usable low-voltage DC power
for the internal components of
the computer.
Chassis Fan
• Color - ordinary, luminous or with neon light
• Size / Diameter
Motherboard
• Brand •Audio Channel
• Processor / Socket • Ethernet Controller
• Chipset • RAID Controller
• Supported memory • SATA / IDE
• PCI / AGP Slots • Rear I/O Connectors
• Size / Form Factor
Hard Disk
• Brand
• Capacity
• Speed / Rotation
• Connection type – SATA / IDE
• Internal / External
Floppy Disk Drive
• Brand
• Color
• Size – 5.25”
• Internal / External
Optical Disk Drive
• Brand
• Color
• Type – CD, DVD, Combo, Writer
• Speed – Read, Write, Rewrite
• Connection – ATAPI / IDE
• Internal / External
Processor / Central Processing Unit

• Brand
• Model number
• Frequency
• Cache size
• Socket
• Framework – desktop, mobile, server
• Performance – HT, dual core
Heatsink with Fan
• Brand
• Diameter
• Socket
• RPM
Main Memory
• Brand
• Product description
• Capacity
• Type – DDRAM, SDRAM
• Pins
Video Card
• Brand
• Chipset
• Graphics Core
• Memory Interface
• Connection Slot – AGP, PCI, PCI-X
Sound Card
• Card Interface – PCI / ISA
• Output Mode - 3D sound
• Bit Depth – 32 bit
• Form Factor – Plug-in card
Ethernet Card
• Brand
• Card Interface – PCI / ISA
• Bit Depth
• Connection Speed – 10/100 Mbps
• Cabling support – coax, utp, fiber optics
USB Host Card
• Brand
• Card Interface
• Number of ports
• Version
Firewire Host Card

• Brand
• Card Interface
• Number of ports
Peripherals
Peripherals
(AVR) Automatic Voltage Regulator
• Brand
• Wattage
• Input / Output voltage

(UPS) Uninterruptible Power System

• Brand
• Wattage
• Capacity variations
• Backup time
• Input / Output voltage
Peripherals

Monitor
• Brand
• Viewable size
• Resolution
• Type – CRT, CRT Flat, LCD
• Casing color
Peripherals

Keyboard
• Brand
• Hotkeys
• Connection – Serial, PS2, USB, Wireless
Peripherals

Mouse
• Brand
• Type – ordinary, optical, trackball
• Number of buttons
• Connection – Serial, PS2, USB
Peripherals

Speakers
• Brand
• Watts
Peripherals

Headset
• Brand
• Watts
Peripherals

Printer
• Brand
• Type - Dot-matrix, Inkjet, Laserjet
• DPI
• Connection Interface – Parallel, USB
Peripherals

Scanner
• Brand
• Type – Flatbed, Barcode reader
• DPI
• Connection Interface – Parallel , USB
Peripherals

Webcam
• Brand
• DPI
• Resolution
• Bit Rate
• Connection Interface – Parallel, USB
Peripherals

Modem
• Brand
• Transfer Rate
• Connection Type
Peripherals

Card Readers
• Brand
• Transfer rate
• Ports
Peripherals

Pen and Tablet

• Brand
• DPI
Peripherals

Hub / Switch / Router

• Brand
• Connection Speed
• Number of ports