Course detail

PC Development

FP-VPCAcad. year: 2011/2012

Block diagram of a typical personal computer, main board structure, power supply. CPU as a basic executive unit - how it processes a program, how it communicates with an environment. Types and parameters of CPUs used in PCs. Internal memory subsystem, multi-level model of the memory subsystem. System bus, widespread types of system buses, parameters. Display subsystem of the PC, processing, storage and output of a text or graphical information, used technologies (CRT, LCD, …), basic parameters. External memory subsystem - hard- and floppy-disc, CD-ROM, other mass storage devices. Basic parameters, manner of operation, integration to the system. Input of a text and graphical information - keyboard, mouse, other input devices. Scanners, OCR technology. Peripheral devices attachment - serial and parallel interface, USB. Basic principles and technologies of printers and plotters. Computer networks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kotásek, CSc.

Department

Faculty of Business and Management (FP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students acquire survey of present state and trends of personal computers hardware, of function and structure of a typical PC and its common peripherals and of manner of its interfaces. They will be able to solve typical problems related to PC hardware practice.

Prerequisites

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Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Final written exam.

Course curriculum

Syllabus of lectures:
1. Introduction - block diagram of a typical PC.
2. Main board structure, power supply.
3. CPU as a basic executive unit.
4. How the PC executes a program, how it communicates with an environment.
5. Types of CPUs used in PC and its parameters.
6. Internal memory subsystem, multi-level model of the memory subsystem.
7. System bus, widespread types, parameters.
8. Display subsystem of the PC, processing, storage and output of a text or graphical information, used technologies (CRT, LCD, …), basic parameters.
9. External memory subsystem - hard- and floppy-disc, CD-ROM, other mass storage devices.
10. Basic parameters, manner of operation of external memories, integration to the system.
11. Input of a text and graphical information - keyboard, mouse, other input devices. Scanners, OCR technology.
12. Peripheral devices attachment - serial and parallel interface, USB.
13. Computer networks.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Retrieval of a survey of basic blocks of a PC, of their function, structure and cost, of their impact on computer operation, of their mutual interaction and most frequent fails incl. their elimination. Interactions and dependencies between hardware and software.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Messmer, H.P.: The Indispensable PC Hardware Book. Addison-Wesley, 1997, Anglie, ISBN 0-201-40399-4, 1384 stran. (EN)
Minasi M.: Velký průvodce hardwarem. Grada, 2002, ČR, ISBN 80-247-0273-8, 768 stran. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's

    branch BAK-MIn , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kotásek, CSc.

Exercise

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kotásek, CSc.