INTRODUCTION

TO LAPTOP
COMPUTER AND
ITS
COMPONENTS

MARK ANTHONY A. MOJARES

UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIES

SATA – Serial
RAM – Random CPU – Central Advance
Access Memory Processing Unit Technology
Attachment

CMOS –
PCI – Peripheral
IDE – Integrated Complementary
Component
Drive Electronics Metal – Oxide
Interconnect
Semiconductor
 LAPTOP
 Laptop often called a “notebook
computer”.

 portable and compact computer

with the same capabilities of a
desktop computer.
ADAM OSBORNE

 A British-American  author, book and software publisher, and

computer designer 

 He created the first commercially available portable computer, the 

Osborne 1, released in April 1981.
OSBORNE 1
  Weighed 24.5 pounds
(12 kg).

 Cost US $1,795 – 89,366

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 Includes word processing

and spreadsheet software
COMPONENTS
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPONENTS ACCORDING TO ITS USE.

PROCESSING INPUT DEVICES OUTPUT STORAGE

DEVICES – also – used to feed raw DEVICES – DEVICES – used
processing hardware. and other data to Disseminate and to store data in
It manipulates raw
and other data the computer display both the whatever form.
information. system. data and
information
COMPONENTS OF A LAPTOP
MOTHERBOARD

 The system board or simply the motherboard is the main logic

board of a laptop. All internal components are connected to the
system board.
MEMORY

 (RANDOM ACCESS
MEMORY) it stores
data temporarily for
quick retrieval.
HARD DRIVE

 It is the main storage of information in a laptop. All system files,

personal files are restored inside the hard drive. Types of Hard
Drives are SATA and IDE Hard Drives
PROCESSOR

 or simply CPU.
The processor is
the brain of your
laptop. Faster CPU
means faster
processing
KEYBOARD &
TOUCHPAD

 KEYBOARD – The main

input device.

 TOUCHPAD – alternately
referred as a glide pad or a
trackpad. It is an input
device that helps you move
the cursor with your finger.
CD/DVD OPTICAL DRIVE

 Allows you to read and write data from/to a CD or DVD disc.

COOLING FAN

 Part of the cooling

module of the
laptop. It helps to
cool down the
processor when the
laptop is on.
VIDEO CARD

 or simply graphic card. It connects to the motherboard and

generates output images to display.
AUDIO CARD

 Simply a sound card. A peripheral device to PCI slot on a

motherboard to process and deliver sound.
WIRELESS NETWORK CARD

 Internal wireless card that helps you to connect to the internet

without running a cable.
CMOS BATTERY

 Provides power to
the CMOS CHIP
when laptop is
turned off or
disconnected to the
outlet.
SCREEN INVERTER BOARD

 – or simply FL inverter. A power supply for the backlight lamp

inside the LED SCREEN.
MAIN BATTERY

 secondary source of
power of a laptop.