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ICAU2005B Operate computer hardware (Complete and Email by 19/5/10) Task 1: Identify and use workplace computer hardware Scenario |Welcome to Diggit Engineering. We provide technical, engineering and construction services to the mining industry in the Asia-Pacific. | |Your position is officially designated as an Office Assistant, but your role will likely include other activities as required. As a | |result of expansion efforts, we need to distribute our staff across three offices — Sydney, Newcastle and Perth. You will be starting as | |a new employee at the Newcastle office. | 1. Identify and use workplace computer hardware Question Sheet Name the ports indicated (A – H) in the diagram below. [pic] |A: Ps/2 Mouse |E: Printer Port | |B: Ps/2 Keyboard |F: VGA port | |C: USB Port |G: Ethernet port | |D: Serial port |H: Speaker port | 2. Name four typical input devices: Keyboards, Mouse, scanner and webcam 3. Name four typical output devices: Monitor, Printer, Speaker and Headphones 4. How much information can be stored on a CD-ROM disk' Can store up to 700mb 5. Which CPU chips (manufacturer and family) have dominated the personal computer market in the last five years' Intel CPU Chips 6. What are the current versions of the following operating systems' • Microsoft Windows for the desktop PC Windows 7 • Apple Macintosh Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 • A Linux-based machine Chrome OS Version 2.6.34 7. List the minimum system requirements to run each of the versions you gave in Question 6' Complete the following table to answer this question. | |Microsoft Windows |Apple Macintosh |Linux-based machine | | |V: |V: |V: | |Component |Requirement |Requirement |Requirement | |Computer and processor|1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit |Mac computer with an Intel |1 GHz x86 processor | | |(x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor |processor. Requires a Mac with a | | | | |64-bit processor. | | |Memory |1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB|1GB of memory and an additional 3GB |512 MiB of system memory (RAM) | | |RAM (64-bit) |of available disk space. | | |Hard disk |16 GB available hard disk space |5GB of available disk space |5 GB of disk space | | |(32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) | | | |Drive |DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM |DVD drive for installation requires|CD-ROM drive | | |1.0 or higher driver |a 1.6GHz processor or faster for | | | | |improved de-inter lacing | | |Display |Depending on resolution, video |requires one of the following |Graphics card and monitor capable of| | |playback may require additional |graphics cards or graphics |1024x768 | | |memory and advanced graphics |processors: | | | |hardware |NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9600M | | | | |GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce GT | | | | |120, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GTX | | | | |285, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 | | | | |GS, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX5600 | | | | |ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870 | | |Other |DVD/CD authoring requires a |Some features require a compatible |Sound support | | |compatible optical drive |Internet service provider; fees may |Internet access | | | |apply. | | 8. List the recommended minimum system requirements to run a typical installation of the current version of Microsoft Office' |Component |Requirement | |Computer and processor |500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher | |Memory |256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher1 | |Hard disk |1.5 gigabyte (GB); a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download| | |package is removed from the hard drive. | |Drive |CD-ROM or DVD drive | |Display |1024x768 or higher resolution monitor | |Operating system |Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or later operating system2 | |Other |Certain inking features require running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or later. Speech | | |recognition functionality requires a close-talk microphone and audio output device. Information Rights | | |Management features require access to a Windows 2003 Server with SP1 or later running Windows Rights | | |Management Services. | | | | | |Connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later is required for certain advanced functionality in| | |Outlook 2007. Dynamic Calendars require server connectivity. Instant Search requires Microsoft Windows | | |Desktop Search 3.0. | | | | | |Connectivity to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later running Microsoft Windows SharePoint | | |Services is required for certain advanced collaboration functionality. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server| | |2007 is required for certain advanced functionality. | | | | | |Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, 32 bit browser only. Internet functionality requires Internet access | | |(fees may apply). | 9. List the recommended minimum system requirements to run a typical installation of the current version of Open Office or Sun Microsystems Starsuite' For: Open Office Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista 256 Mbytes RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) At least 650 Mbytes available disk space for a default install (including a JRE) via download. After installation and deletion of temporary installation files, OpenOffice.org will use approximately 440 Mbytes disk space. 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with at least 256 colours 10. Answer the following: a. What is the computer system start-up process called' booting b. Briefly describe the process. When the user turns on a computer the power supply sends a signal to the system unit. The processor chip finds the ROM chip that contains the BIOS, which is firmware with the computer's startup instructions. The BIOS performs the power-on-self-test (POST) to check system components and compares the result with data in a CMOS chip. If the POST completes successfully, the BIOS searches for the files and the kernel of the OS, which manages memory and devices, and loads them into memory from storage. Finally the OS loads configuration information requests any necessary user information and displays the desktop on the screen. Use the following activity sheet to label the ports on the back of a computer. Label each of the ports indicated in the image below. [pic] ----------------------- Speaker Port VGA Port P/S2 Keyboard Serial Port USB Port Ethernet Printer Port P/S2 Mouse H G F E D C B A