Microcomputer Systems - English material

A very good material which has almost all the required information on this course is The PC Guide.

Lecture 1

• Computer
• How the PC Works (Read the whole site)
• Overview of systems and components (Read the whole site)
• PC Fundamentals (Read the whole site)

Lecture 2 - Processors and motherboards

• The State of Processors
• Processor families
• Address bus
• System bus
• Register
• Cache
• L1 cache
• L2 cache
• L3 cache
• Heatsink guide
• Overclocking
• Processor Sockets
• Motherboard
• Motherboard and System devices
• Motherboard form factors

Lecture 3 - DOS Batch Language

• Batfiles (Read the whole site)
• Batfiles - Basic batfiles (Read the whole site)
• Batch Guide (Alternative site)

Lecture 4 - Memory and buses

• Main memory
• ROM
• BIOS
• PROM
• EPROM
• EEPROM
• Flash BIOS
• RAM
• DRAM
• SRAM
• Access time
• Timing
• Cache characteristics
• Memory Errors
• Conventional DRAM
• FPM
• EDO
• SDRAM
• DDR SDRAM
• RDRAM
• SLDRAM
• VRAM
• Memory size
• Memory modules
• SIMM
• DIMM
• Memory banks and package bit width
• Memory Size Specifications
• Virtual memory
• Bus
• ISA
• DMA
• PCI
• Bus Mastering
• VLB
• AGP
• SCSI
• IDE

Lecture 5 - HardDisk, FloppyDisk and CD-ROM Drives

• Hard Disk Drives
• Floppy Disk Drives
• CD-ROM Drives
• DVD
• Tape
• RAID

Lecture 6 - Displays

• Monitors
• Video cards

Lecture 7 - Ports

• Peripheral I/O Ports
• Keyboards
• Bluetooth
• USB
• IrDA
• PCMCIA
• Flash memory cards

Lecture 8

• Input Devices
• Printers
• Laser Printers
• Inkjet Printers
• Other Printers
• Digital Cameras
• Scanners
• Modems
• Sound Card

Lecture 9

• System BIOS(Read the whole site)
• System Resources (Read the whole site)
• Operating system
• Platform
• Application
• Windows 95 Installation Procedure
• Physical Installation Procedures (Read the whole site)
• Troubleshooting and Repair Guide (Read the whole site)

Lecture 10

• The PC Buyer's Guide (Read the whole site)
• System Care Guide